bench quotes

I designed a bench in a few moments. But, of course, it took me 25 years to do it.

-Bellini, Mario
  In the NewYork Times, 25  Jun.

A potent quack, long versed in human ills, Who first insults the victim whom he kills; Whose murd'rous hand a drowsy bench protect, And whose most tender mercy is neglect.

-Crabbe, George
  The Village, bk.1, l.282.

All craftsmen share a knowledge. They have held Reality down fluttering to a bench.

-Sackville-West,Vita (Victoria Mary)
  The Land,'Summer'.

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