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He left a Corsair's name to other times,
Linked with one virtue, and a thousand crimes.
He left a Corsair's name to other times,
Linked with one virtue, and a thousand crimes.
I was learning the importance of names -- having them, making them -- but at the same time I sensed read more
I was learning the importance of names -- having them, making them -- but at the same time I sensed the dangers. Recognition was followed by oblivion, a yawning maw whose victims disappeared without a trace.
A good name is better than precious ointment.
A good name is better than precious ointment.
Who hath not own'd, with rapture-smitten frame,
The power of grace, the magic of a name.
Who hath not own'd, with rapture-smitten frame,
The power of grace, the magic of a name.
Having supplied them with names, omnipotence, justice, knowledge, providence, - what are they?
Having supplied them with names, omnipotence, justice, knowledge, providence, - what are they?
He lives who dies to win a lasting name.
He lives who dies to win a lasting name.
In England, I'm a horror movie director. In Germany, I'm a filmmaker. In the US, I'm a bum.
In England, I'm a horror movie director. In Germany, I'm a filmmaker. In the US, I'm a bum.
There be of them that have left a name behind them.
There be of them that have left a name behind them.
