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
archer men two
Archers ever Have two strings to bow; and shall great Cupid (Archer of archers both in men and women), Be worse provided than a common archer?
dream men wind
Man is a torch borne in the wind; a dream But of a shadow, summed with all his substance.
men thinking age
Young men think old men are fools, but old men know young men are fools.
opportunity men wheels
There is a nick in Fortune's restless wheel For each man's good.
men
Who hath no faith to man, to God hath none.
taken men heaven
Tis immortality to die aspiring, As if a man were taken quick to heaven.
men virtuous-woman virtuous
Let no man under value the price of a virtuous woman's counsel.
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.
men done virtue
Virtue is not malicious; wrong done her Is righted even when men grant they err.
front goes race soon
As soon as you're here in front of those race cars, ... everything else kind of goes away.
difficult expected growth
Second-half growth is not expected to be as difficult to obtain.
spent
We've spent $300,000 and it doesn't look much different.
I am ashamed the law is such an ass.
advice british-statesman
Advice is seldom welcome; and those who want it the most always like it the least.