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• Thrice he assay'd, and thrice in spite of scorn Tears, such as angels weep, burst forth.
  -- John Milton (1608-1674) -- Paradise Lost, Book i, Line 619...
• Sooth'd with the sound, the king grew vain; Fought all his battles o'er agai
  And thrice he routed all his foes, and thrice he slew the slain....
• Ere the cock crows thrice one of you will betray me. -- Early Jewish Resistance Leade
• Once is an accident, twice is coincidence, thrice is enemy action.
• Pleasure that comes unlooked for is thrice welcome. -- Roge
• Now cheaply bought for thrice their weight in gold.
  -- John Ferriar (1764-1815) -- Illustrations of Sterne, Bibliomania, Line 65...
• Take, O boatman, thrice thy fee,-- Take, I give it willingly
  For, invisible to thee, Spirits twain have crossed with me....
• Thy purpose firm is equal to the deed: Who does the best his circumstance allows Does well, acts nobly
  angels could no more. -- Edward Young (1684-1765) - Night Thoughts, Night ii, Line 90...
• Night, sable goddess! from her ebon throne, In rayless majesty, now stretches forth Her leaden sceptre o'er a slumbering world.
  -- Edward Young (1684-1765) -- Night Thoughts, Night i, Line 18...