Lord of
Lord of
mourning witness mourn
They truly mourn, that mourn without a witness.
anchors eternity bark
But there are wanderers o'er Eternity Whose bark drives on and on, and anchor'd ne'er shall be.
hypocrisy hell hypocritical
Be hypocritical, be cautious, be not what you seem but always what you see.
farewell faults hated
Then farewell, Horace; whom I hated so, Not for thy faults, but mine.
grieving bravery brave
Grieving, if aught inanimate e'er grieves, Over the unreturning brave.
turtles land sorrow
Know ye the land where the cypress and myrtle Are emblems of deeds that are done in their clime? Where the rage of the vulture, the love of the turtle, Now melt into sorrow, now madden to crime!
philosophical filled-up mind
Pythagoras, Locke, Socrates - but pages might be filled up, as vainly as before, with the sad usage of all sorts of sages, who in his life-time, each was deemed a bore! The loftiest minds outrun their tardy ages.
life-and-love mean thinking
They used to say that knowledge is power. I used to think so, but I know now they mean money.
liars hate writing
But I hate things all fiction... there should always be some foundation of fact for the most airy fabric - and pure invention is but the talent of a liar.
wine cups
Fill high the cup with Samian wine!
venice earth masque
Venice once was dear, The pleasant place of all festivity, The revel of the earth, the masque of Italy.
life-is-too-short chess-game life-it-too-short
Life is too short for chess.
sleep dying going-to-sleep
Now I shall go to sleep. Goodnight.
criticism made critics
Critics are already made.