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Quotes by Horace and James Smith
Hail, glorious edifice, stupendous work! God bless the Regent, and the Duke of York!— filed under Royalty
Thinking is but an idle waste of thought, And naught is everything, and everything is naught.— filed under Thought
"Thy royal will be done-'tis just," Replied the wretch, and kissed the dust; "Since, my last moments to assuage, Your Majesty's humane decree Has deigned to leave the choice to me, I'll die, so please you, of old age."— filed under Choice
Day stars! that ope your frownless eyes to twinkle From rainbow galaxies of earth's creation, And dew-drops on her lonely altars sprinkle As a libation.— filed under Flirting
Ye bright Mosaics! that with storied beauty, The floor of Nature's temple tesselate, What numerous emblems of instructive duty Your forms create!— filed under Flirting
"Thou wert not, Solomon! in all thy glory, Array'd," the lilies cry, "in robes like ours; How vain your grandeur! Ah, how transitory Are human flowers!"— filed under Flowers-Lily
Lilies of the Field." Gentle sleep! Scatter thy drowsiest poppies from above; And in new dreams not soon to vanish, bless My senses with the sight of her I love. S.— filed under Flowers-Poppy
"But," quoth his neighbor, "when the sun From East to West his course has run, How comes it that he shows his face Next morning in his former place?" "Ho! there's a pretty question, truly!" Replied our wight, with an unruly Burst of laughter and delight, So much his triumph seemed to please him: "Why, blockhead! he goes back at night, And that's the reason no one sees him!"— filed under Occupations-Alchemy
Perhaps thou wert a priest, -if so, my struggles Are vain, for priestcraft never owns its juggles.— filed under Occupations-Preaching
Book. The other Half-Rome. L. 1,055. In the name of the Prophet-figs.— filed under Proverbs