Damp Quotes

124 quotes by 100 authors

And when a damp Fell round the path of Milton, in his hand The thing became a trumpet; whence he blew Soul-animating strains,-alas! too few. — William Wordsworth
I am aware of the damp souls of housemaids Sprouting despondently at area gates. — Thomas Stearns Eliot
The eyes of a dog, the expression of a dog, the warmly wagging tail of a dog and the gloriously cold damp nose of a… — Barbara Woodhouse
Today the Somme is a peaceful but sullen place, unforgetting and unforgiving. ... To wander now over the fields destined to extrude their rusty metal… — Paul Fussell
October's gold is dim â€” the forests rot, The weary rain falls ceaseless, while the day Is wrapped in damp. — David Gray
Perspective, as its inventor remarked, is a beautiful thing. What horrors of damp huts, where human beings languish, may not become picturesque through aerial distance! — George Eliot
Perspective, as its inventor remarked, is a beautiful thing. What horrors of damp huts, where human beings languish, may not become picturesque through aerial distance!… — George Eliot
It was that summer, too, that I began the cutting, and was almost as devoted to it as my newfound loveliness. I adored tending to… — Gillian Flynn
This is what you do on your very first day in Paris. You get yourself, not a drizzle, but some honest-to-goodness rain, and you find… — Audrey Hepburn
...unless the grace of God comes to the help of our frailty, to protect and defend it, no man can withstand the insidious onslaughts of… — John Cassian
Games are among the most interesting creations of the human mind, and the analysis of their structure is full of adventure and surprises. Unfortunately there… — James R Newman
Some burn damp faggots, others may consume The entire combustible world in one small room. — William Butler Yeats
If we address frankly what is evoked by cheese, I think it becomes clear why so little is said. So what does cheese evoke? Damp… — Michael Pollan
Memory's so treacherous. One moment you're lost in a carnival of delights with poignant childhood aromas, the flashing neon on puberty, all that sentimental candyfloss… — Alan Moore
You should look at certain walls stained with damp, or at stones of uneven color. If you have to invent some backgrounds you will be… — Leonardo da Vinci
A demd, damp, moist, unpleasant body! — Charles Dickens
She blinked, sat up, and saw Chris in the bathroom doorway. He'd just gotten out the shower. His hair was damp, and he was dressed… — Dean Koontz
Surely one may as profitably be soaked in the juices of a swamp for one day as pick his way dry-shod over sand. Cold and… — Henry David Thoreau
Bearing in his right paw the shovel that digs to the truth beneath appearances, cut the roots of useless attachments, and flings damp sand on… — Gary Snyder
I am at the moment deaf in the ears, hoarse in the throat, red in the nose, green in the gills, damp in the eyes,… — Charles Dickens

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