Famous quotes containing the words william, smith and/or otis:
“When the Prince of Wales [later King George IV] and the Duke of York went to visit their brother Prince William [later William IV] at Plymouth, and all three being very loose in their manners, and coarse in their language, Prince William said to his ship’s crew, “now I hope you see that I am not the greatest blackguard of my family.””
—Horace Walpole (1717–1797)
“He who goes against the fashion is himself its slave.”
—Logan Pearsall Smith (1865–1946)
“Miss Otis regrets she’s unable to lunch today.”
—Cole Porter (1893–1964)