Lord of
Lord of
phoenix fire glory
Glory, like the phoenix 'midst her fires, Exhales her odours, blazes, and expires.
standards
And what is writ is writ - / Would it were worthier!
nations
The Niobe of nations! there she stands.
sausage bologna pope
Bologna is celebrated for producing popes, painters, and sausage.
overcoming hateful instinct
I live, but live to die: and, living, see nothing to make death hateful, save an innate clinging, a loathsome and yet all invincible instinct of life, which I abhor, as I despise myself, yet cannot overcome — and so I live. Would I had never lived!
vanity bravery
The French courage proceeds from vanity
mistake snakes skins
Time strips our illusions of their hue, And one by one in turn, some grand mistake Casts off its bright skin yearly like the snake.
humorous law government
There is, in fact, no law or government at all; and it is wonderful how well things go on without them.
axes wind heads-or-tails
Well, well, the world must turn upon its axis, And all mankind turn with it, heads or tails, And live and die, make love and pay our taxes, And as the veering winds shift, shift our sails.
fire shining arms
Yet smelt roast meat, beheld a huge fire shine, And cooks in motion with their clean arms bared.
time thinking calendars
Think'st thou existence doth depend on time? It doth; but actions are our epochs.
sunset space clouds
Just as old age is creeping on space, And clouds come o'er the sunset of our day, They kindly leave us, though not quite alone, But in good company--the gout or stone.
mortality mortals
This is to be mortal, And seek the things beyond mortality.
mistake mind scratches
A timid mind is apt to mistake every scratch for a mortal wound.