George Chapman
George Chapman
George Chapmanwas an English dramatist, translator, and poet. He was a classical scholar whose work shows the influence of Stoicism. Chapman has been identified as the Rival Poet of Shakespeare's sonnets by William Minto, and as an anticipator of the Metaphysical Poets of the 17th century. Chapman is best remembered for his translations of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, and the Homeric Batrachomyomachia...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPoet
flower lovers praying
I pray, what flowers are these? The pansy this, O, that's for lover's thoughts.
greatness spirituality
They're only truly great who are truly good.
our-actions action worthy
We inherit nothing truly, but what our actions make us worthy of.
passion heat stills
For one heat, all know, doth drive out another, One passion doth expel another still.
walking-away earth clock
And let a scholar all earth's volumes carry, he will be but a walking dictionary: a mere articulate clock.
hatred doe too-much
Extremes, though contrary, have the like effects. Extreme heat kills, and so extreme cold: extreme love breeds satiety, and so extreme hatred; and too violent rigor tempts chastity, as does too much license.
eye jewels black
Black is a pearl in a woman's eye.
way accomplish best-way
The best way to accomplish something is to just do it, and then find the courage afterward.
keeping-promises kept-promises said
Promise is most given when the least is said.
errors innovation gross
Pure innovation is more gross than error.
morning air news
News as wholesome as the morning air.
dog looks flattery
Flatterers look like friends, as wolves like dogs.
lambs lions englishmen
An Englishman, being flattered, is a lamb; threatened, a lion.
spent
We've spent $300,000 and it doesn't look much different.