St. 4
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening (1923)
“I have promises to keep and miles to go before I sleep.”
"Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" (1923) http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/171621
Variant: And miles to go before I sleep.
Context: The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.
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Richard Quest
(1962) English television journalist
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
His blog for CNN http://edition.cnn.com/TRAVEL/blogs/richard.quest/
“I hear him, before I go to sleep
And focus on the day that's been.”
Kate Bush
(1958) British recording artist; singer, songwriter, musician and record producer
Song lyrics, The Kick Inside (1978)
Context: I hear him, before I go to sleep
And focus on the day that's been.
I realise he's there,
When I turn the light off and turn over.
“I promise to pay you before you die - but you have to promise not to die.”
Jim Baen
(1943–2006) American publisher and editor
“The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
But I have promises to keep”
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Source: "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" (1923) http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/171621
Context: The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.
“I have a promise to keep; to return to a free and democratic Vietnam.”
Nguyen Khanh
(1927–2013) South Vietnamese soldier
2000s, A Bag of Earth, A Promise To Keep (2005)
“I told my brother we were going to deliver Florida; we're going to keep that promise, aren't we?”
Jeb Bush
(1953) American politician, former Governor of Florida
, campaign event for George W. Bush, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, quoted in [2000-10-26, Jeb Bush: We'll `Deliver Florida', Michael Griffin, Orlando Sentinel, http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2000-10-26/news/0010260127_1_jeb-bush-george-w-florida]
Sarah Bernhardt
(1844–1923) French actress
Source: My Double Life (1907), Ch. 25
Context: Victor Hugo could not promise without keeping his word. He was not like me: I promise everything with the firm intention of keeping my promises, and two hours after I have forgotten all about them. If any one reminds me of what I have promised, I tear my hair, and to make up for my forgetfulness I say anything, I buy presents — in fact, I complicate my life with useless worries. It has always been thus, and always will be so.