Mother's father and brothers all took great interest in pugilism, and they knew the game well from much practice of their own. They were never so much delighted as when I visited them with a black eye or a bloody nose, at which time they would be at the trouble to give cunning points as to how to meet an opponent according to his weight and height.
More Quotes by W. H. Davies
The more help a person has in his garden, the less it belongs to him.
It was the rainbow gave thee birth, and left thee all her lovely hues.
What is this life if, full of care, we have no time to stand and stare?
But cats to me are strange, so strange I cannot sleep if one is near.
As long as I love Beauty I am young.
Teetotallers lack the sympathy and generosity of men that drink.