Odysseus to Hades, Book XI, line 145
The Odyssey : A Modern Sequel (1938)
Context: Monarch of earth, I shall confess my secret craft:
I've always fought to purify wild flame to light,
and kindle whatever light I found to burst in flame.
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1817-1862 American poet, essayist, naturalist, and abolitio… 1817–1862Related quotes
(1826-2) Ci-Devant
The Monthly Magazine
1977 (from the poem, Douse the Flames)
“Fiery and sweet, all at the same time. A flame in the dark, lighting my way.”
Source: The Indigo Spell
'Comrades in Struggle' (June 1938).