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
sleep eye blood
Blood, though it sleep a time, yet never dies. The gods on murtherers fix revengeful eyes.
money ducks
Make ducks and drakes with shillings.
taken men heaven
Tis immortality to die aspiring, As if a man were taken quick to heaven.
hurt tongue fairness
Fair words never hurt the tongue.
men virtuous-woman virtuous
Let no man under value the price of a virtuous woman's counsel.
mind spurs great-minds
Danger, the spur of all great minds.
men her-beauty littles
Let no man value at a little price A virtuous woman's counsel; her winged spirit Is feathered often times with heavenly words, And, like her beauty, ravishing and pure.
love love-is sun
Love is Natures second sun.
world trifles
He that shuns trifles must shun the world.
wise business light
Keep thy shop, and thy shop will keep thee. Light gains make heavy purses. 'Tis good to be merry and wise.
giving honor followers
Fortune, the great commandress of the world, Hath divers ways to advance her followers: To some she gives honor without deserving; To other some, deserving without honor; Some wit, some wealth,--and some, wit without wealth; Some wealth without wit; some nor wit nor wealth.
weed ill grows
An ill weed grows apace.
above business capacity cope current delivered expected factors financial growth halves however lift limit normally percent produce record sales
The wagering business is not expected to produce significant growth in the current half. However it has been able to cope with all the factors that would normally limit its capacity to lift sales above the record growth of at least 7 percent delivered in each of the first halves of the 05, 04 and 03 financial years,
create goes happen matter momentum
They can't all happen at once, so, it's a matter of what goes first, what will create the most momentum for the most investment. And we think one of these two can do that.