Jehiel Keeler Hoyt

Jehiel Keeler Hoyt (1820–1895) was an author of prose and verse. He was the original editor and namesake of Hoyt's Cyclopaedia of Practical Quotations. Quotes thumb|... the orange tree,With its leaves of velvet green;With its luscious fruit of sunset hue,The fairest that ever were seen. Yes, sing the song of the orange tree,  With its leaves of velvet green;With its luscious fruit of sunset hue,  The fairest that ever were seen;The grape may have its bacchanal verse,  To praise the fig we are free;But homage I pay to the queen of all,  The glorious orange tree. "The Orange Tree", in J. K. Hoyt and Anna L. Ward, eds., The Cyclopaedia of Practical Quotations, 4th ed. (London: Richard D. Dickinson, 1882), p. 439 External links Author:Jehiel Keeler Hoyt Category:1820 births Category:1895 deaths