Famous quotes containing the words bonnie george campbell, unknown, bonnie and/or campbell:
“Bonnie George Campbell rode out on a day.
He saddled, he bridled, and gallant rode he,
And hame cam his guid horse, but never cam he.”
—Unknown. Bonnie George Campbell (l. 2–4)
“I have no ambition to surprise my reader. Castles with unknown passages are not compatible with my homely muse.”
—Anthony Trollope (1815–1882)
“The trumpets sound, the banners fly,
The glittering spears are ranked ready;
The shouts o’ war are heard afar,
The battle closes thick and bloody;
But it’s no the roar o’ sea or shore
Wad mak me langer wish to tarry;
Nor shout o’ war that’s heard afar,
Its leaving thee, my bonnie Mary.”
—Robert Burns (1759–1796)
“the clanging chains
of geese are harnessed to the moon:”
—Roy Campbell (1902–1957)