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We have†come to this hallowed spot to remind America of the fierce urgency of now.

—King, Martin LutherJr

'Tis sweet to win, no matter how, one's laurels By blood or ink; 'tis sweet to put an end To strife; 'tis sometimes sweet to have our quarrels, Particularly with a tiresome friend; Sweet is old wine in bottles, ale in barrels; Dear is the helpless creature we defend Against the world; and dear the schoolboy spot We ne'er forget, though there we are forgot.

—Rochdale

His name was Shadow, short for ShadowThat Comes in Sight, an old Indian name, Apache or Cheyenne. I very much approved of this.You don't want dogs called Spot or Pooch.You don't want dogs called Nigel or Keith. The names of dogs should salute the mystical drama of the animal life. Shadowöthat's a good name.

—Amis, Martin Louis

Give me a firm spot on which to stand, and I shall move the earth.

—Archimedes

Mrs. Stowe did not hit the sorest spot. She makes Legree a bachelor.

—Chesnut, Mary Boykin Miller

There is only one bright spot and that is the growing habit of disgruntled men of dynamiting factories and power stations. I hope that, encouraged now as patriotism, it may remain a habit! But it won't do any good, if it is not universal.

—Tolkien,J(ohn) R(onald) R(euel)

Hamelin Town's in Brunswick, By famous Hanover city; The river Weser, deep and wide, Washes its wall on the southern side; A pleasanter spot you never spied.

—Browning, Robert

Close by the Hudson, inThe iron palaces of Art glare down On such as, wandering in the streets below, Perambulate in glamorous SoHo, A spot acclaimed by savant and by bard As forcing chamber of the Avant-Garde.

—Hughes, Robert Studley Forrest

For there is a spot the size of a shilling at the back of the head which one cannever see foroneself.It is one of the good offices that sex can discharge for sexöto describe that spot.

—Woolf, (Adeline) Virginia ne¤  e Stephen

Money, wife, is the true fuller's earth for reputations, there is not a spot or a stain but what it can take out.

—Gay,John

Surprised by joyöimpatient as the wind I turned to share the transportöOh! with whom But thee, deep buried in the silent tomb, That spot which no vicissitude can find? 928

—Wordsworth,William

Before the starry threshold of Jove's court My mansion is, where those immortal shapes Of bright aerial spirits live inspher'd In regions mild of calm and serene air, Above the smoke and stir of this dim spot, Which men call earth.

—Milton,John

   Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves'eyes within thy locks: thy hair is as a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead. Thy teeth are like a flockof sheep that are evenshorn, whichcameup from the washing; whereof every one bear twins, and none is barren among them. Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech is comely: thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate within thy locks. Thy neck is like the tower of David builded for an armoury, whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men. Thy two breasts are liketwo young roesthat aretwins, which feed among the lilies.Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, and tothehill of frankincense.Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee.

—Bible (Old Testament)

   The naturalist in England, in his walks, enjoys a great advantage over others in frequently meeting with something worthy of attention; here he suffers a pleasant nuisance in not being able to walk a hundred yards without being fairly tied to the spot by some new and wondrous creature.

—Darwin, Charles Robert

Quand une femme frappe dans le coeur d'une autre, elle manque rarement de trouver l'endroit sensible, et la blessure est incurable. When one woman touches another's heart, she rarely has trouble finding the sensitive spot and the wound is incurable.

—Laclos, Pierre-Ambroise Choderlos de