At last is Hector stretch'd upon the plain,Who fear'd no vengeance for Patroclus slain:Then, Prince! You should have fear'd, what read more

At last is Hector stretch'd upon the plain,Who fear'd no vengeance for Patroclus slain:Then, Prince! You should have fear'd, what now you feel;Achilles absent was Achilles still:Yet a short space the great avenger stayed,Then low in dust thy strength and glory laid. - Iliad, The.

The decline in literature indicates a decline in the nation. The two keep pace in their downward tendency.

The decline in literature indicates a decline in the nation. The two keep pace in their downward tendency.

A poet is someone who is astonished by everything.

A poet is someone who is astonished by everything.

The chief glory of every people arises from its authors.

The chief glory of every people arises from its authors.

This book fills a much-needed gap.

This book fills a much-needed gap.

. . . A man of the world amongst men of letters, a man of letters
amongst men of read more

. . . A man of the world amongst men of letters, a man of letters
amongst men of the world.

Only those things are beautiful which are inspired by madness and written by reason.

Only those things are beautiful which are inspired by madness and written by reason.

The great Cham of literature. (Samuel Johnson)

The great Cham of literature. (Samuel Johnson)

University politics are vicious precisely because the stakes are so small.

University politics are vicious precisely because the stakes are so small.