“But when the country, into which I had just set my foot, was set on fire about my ears, it was time to stir. It was time for every man to stir.”
The Crisis No. VII
1770s, The American Crisis (1776–1783)
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Alfred George Gardiner (1865–1946) British journalist and writer
On being told in 1915 that W. G. Grace had died. From Pebbles on the Shore (1916)
“I can think of no more stirring symbol of man’s humanity to man than a fire engine.”
Kurt Vonnegut book The Sirens of Titan
Source: The Sirens of Titan (1959), Chapter 10 “An Age of Miracles” (p. 242)
“the set pieces
of your faces stir me —
leading citizens —
but not
in the same way.”
William Carlos Williams book Al Que Quiere!
"Apology"
Al Que Quiere! (1917)
“The slightest stirring in the air can set a hurricane in motion a thousand miles off. (Acheron)”
Sherrilyn Kenyon (1965) Novelist
Source: Unleash the Night
Herman Melville (1818–1891) American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and poet
On the Slain Collegians, st. 1
Battle Pieces: And Aspects of the War (1860)
“Thou shalt not stir one foot to seek a foe.”
William Shakespeare book Romeo and Juliet
Source: Romeo and Juliet
G. K. Chesterton book Tremendous Trifles
Source: Tremendous Trifles (1909), Ch. XXXI: "The Riddle of the Ivy"