Behinds Quote by Shannon Hale

“When evening in the Shire was grey his footsteps on the Hill were heard; before the dawn he went away on journey long without…

— J.R.R. Tolkien

For I, hearing my Lord's estate amongst many more estates was to be sold, and that the wives of the owners should have an…

— Margaret Cavendish

The Lord makes his servants bold.

— Henry B. Eyring

Men of England, wherefore plough For the lords who lay you low?

— Percy Bysshe Shelley

“Once you were in the hands of a Grand Vizier, you were dead. Grand Viziers were always scheming megalomaniacs. It was probably in the…

— Terry Pratchett

The noblest lord is ushered in By the practicing physician, And the humblest lout is ushered out By a certified mortician. And in between,…

— Ogden Nash

Mansions once Knew their own masters, and laborious hinds, That had surviv'd the father, serv'd the son. Now the legitimate and rightful lord Is…

— William Cowper

“Your Most Exalted Majesty, Your Grace, ect., ect.: I don't know what ruddy else I can offer. You won't have a fig to do…

— Heather Dixon

“Next morning at 10 o’clock William had a unique opportunity. For it was he who would deliver the sermon for the meeting. And to…

— Sam Wellman

But evil things, in robes of sorrow, Assailed the monarch's high estate; (Ah, let us mourn, for never morrow Shall dawn upon him desolate!)…

— Edgar Allan Poe

I am reminded of the old court jester who was supposed to entertain his king with interesting stories and antics. He looked at the…

— Harold B. Lee

A minister may fill his pews, his communion roll, the mouths of the public, but what that minister is on his knees in secret…

— John Owen