Famous quotes containing the word beggar:
“I would rather be a beggar and single than a queen and married.”
—Elizabeth I (15331603)
“Nor should she be too rich, because the rich
Are driven by wealth as beggars by the itch,
Beggar to beggar cried, being frenzy-struck,
And cannot have a humorous happy speech.”
—William Butler Yeats (18651939)
“And get a comfortable wife and house
To rid me of the devil in my shoes,
Beggar to beggar cried, being frenzy-struck,
And the worse devil that is between my thighs.”
—William Butler Yeats (18651939)