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Troy owes to Homer what whist owes to Hoyle.
Troy owes to Homer what whist owes to Hoyle.
Now clothed like a Roman, now like a Greek. [An inconstant,
perfidious man.]
Now clothed like a Roman, now like a Greek. [An inconstant,
perfidious man.]
He who sings the praises of his boyhood's days.
He who sings the praises of his boyhood's days.
Who hastens a glutton choakes him.
Who hastens a glutton choakes him.
We only appreciate the comforts of life in their loss.
We only appreciate the comforts of life in their loss.
Lay her in the earth,
And from her fair and unpolluted flesh
May violets spring.
Lay her in the earth,
And from her fair and unpolluted flesh
May violets spring.
Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world
Like a Colossus, and we petty men
Walk under read more
Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world
Like a Colossus, and we petty men
Walk under his huge legs and peep about
To find ourselves dishonorable graves.
Facts are stubborn things.
Facts are stubborn things.
One murder made a villain,
Millions a hero.
One murder made a villain,
Millions a hero.
