“Bright is the ring of words
When the right man rings them.”
No. XIV
Songs of Travel and Other Verses (1896)
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Robert Louis Stevenson 118
Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer 1850–1894Related quotes
“when the phone rings
I too would like to hear words
that might ease
some of this.”
Source: Love Is a Dog from Hell
Song lyrics, Oh Mercy (1989), Ring Them Bells
'Perfect, Bubba, just perfect.'
Eulogy for "The Boo" (May 3, 2006)
Source Book in Ancient Philosophy (1907), The Golden Sayings of Democritus
“Rich and rare were the gems she wore,
And a bright gold ring on her wand she bore.”
Rich and Rare Were the Gems She Wore, st. 1.
Irish Melodies http://www.musicanet.org/robokopp/moore.html (1807–1834)
“A ring without a posy, and that ring mine?”
Book I : The Ring and the Book.
The Ring and the Book (1868-69)
“[The] third man in the ring makes boxing possible.”
On the introduction of referees in the late 19th century
On Boxing (1987)
“[After the doorbell rings, right before Secretariat appears] Who's that at the door?!”
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The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005–2014), Commonly repeated
Ring of Fire (1963); co-written with Merle Kilgore · June Carter Cash performance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyNf6sw8xaE · Anita Carter version (1963) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlWGsaorj6U · Johnny Cash performance (1987) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEOdXU_JQPA · Johnny Cash performance (1994) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-zNQA5Xi4Q · Live performance by June (1999) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpRa6JbywTc