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Quotes by Henry Austin Dobson
Glow-Worm. Carry his body hence! Kings must have slaves: Kings climb to eminence Over men's graves : So this man's eye is dim; Throw the earth over him!— filed under War
In merest prudence men should teach * * * * * * That science ranks as monstrous things Two pairs of upper limbs; so wings- E'en Angel's wings!-are fictions.— filed under Angels
Across the noisy street I hear him careless throw One warning utterance sweet; Then faint at first, and low, The full notes closer grow; Hark what a torrent gush! They pour, they overflow- Sing on, sing on, O thrush!— filed under Birds-Thrush
In the School of Coquettes Madam Rose is a scholar;- O, they fish with all nets In the School of Coquettes! When her brooch she forgets 'Tis to show her new collar; In the School of Coquettes Madam Rose is a scholar!— filed under Coquetry
The daffodil is our doorside queen; She pushes upward the sword already, To spot with sunshine the early green. BRYANT An Invitation to the Country. What ye have been ye still shall be When we are dust the dust among, O yellow flowers!— filed under Flowers-Cowslip
When the brain gets as dry as an empty nut, When the reason stands on its squarest toes, When the mind (like a beard) has a "formal cut,"- There is a place and enough for the pains of prose; But whenever the May-blood stirs and glows, And the young year draws to the "golden prime," And Sir Romeo sticks in his ear a rose, - Then hey! for the ripple of laughing rhyme!— filed under Poetry