William John Swainson/common Names of Species Named After William Swainson

Famous quotes containing the words common, names, species and/or named:

    “some strange comfort every state attend,
    And pride bestowed on all, a common friend;”
    —Alexander Pope (1688–1744)

    “No, no! I don’t, I don’t want to know your name. You don’t have a name, and I don’t have a name, either. No names here. Not one name.”
    —Bernardo Bertolucci (b. 1940)

    “An unjust law is itself a species of violence. Arrest for its breach is more so.”
    —Mohandas K. Gandhi (1869–1948)

    “The mighty river flowing dark and deep,
    With ebb and flood from the remote sea-tides
    Vague-sounding through the City’s sleepless sleep,
    Is named the River of the Suicides;”
    —James Thomson (1834–1882)