John Keble (1792–1866) English churchman and poet, a leader of the Oxford Movement
"Early Warnings," from Lyra Innocentium (1846).
BBC Fighting Talk (2005)
John Keble (1792–1866) English churchman and poet, a leader of the Oxford Movement
"Early Warnings," from Lyra Innocentium (1846).
“Beholding the bright countenance of truth in the quiet and still air of delightful studies.”
John Milton (1608–1674) English epic poet
The Reason of Church Government, Introduction, Book ii
Emily Dickinson I heard a Fly buzz — when I died
465: I heard a Fly buzz — when I died —
The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson (1960)
Federico García Lorca (1898–1936) Spanish poet, dramatist and theatre director
<p>El remanso del aire<br>bajo la rama del eco.</p><p>El remanso del agua<br>bajo fronda de luceros.</p><p>El remanso de tu boca<br>bajo espesura de besos.</p> <br class="br">" Remansos: Variación http://www.poesia-inter.net/fgls0402.htm" from El Diván del Tamarit (1940)
“You may kill me with your hatefulness,
But still, like air, I'll rise.”
"Still I Rise"
And Still I Rise (1978)
Context: You may shoot me with your words,
You may cut me with your eyes,
You may kill me with your hatefulness,
But still, like air, I'll rise.
Winston S. Churchill (1874–1965) Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Speech https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/commons/1933/mar/14/supply#column_1820 in the House of Commons (14 March 1933) <br class="br">The 1930s
Theodore Roethke (1908–1963) American poet
The Lost Son, ll. 161 - 167
The Lost Son and Other Poems (1948)
W.B. Yeats (1865–1939) Irish poet and playwright
The Wild Swans At Coole, st. 4
The Wild Swans at Coole (1919)