It is a noble land that God has given us: a land that can feed and clothe the world; a land whose coastlines would enclose half the countries of Europe; a land set like a sentinel between the two imperial oceans of the globe.
—Albert J. Beveridge (1862–1927)
Salerio. Why, I am sure if he forfeit thou wilt not take his flesh. What’s that good for?
Shylock. To bait fish withal—if it will feed nothing else, it will feed my revenge.
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins, which feed among the lilies.
—Bible: Hebrew Song of Solomon, 4:5.