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Welcome: Quotations from Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations

To win the secret of a weed's plain heart.— LOWELL — Sonnet XXV.

I will go root away The noisome weeds which without profit suck The soil's fertility from wholesome flowers.— Shakespeare — Richard II. Act III. Sc. 4. L. 37.

Nothing teems But hateful docks, rough thistles, kecksies, burs, Losing both beauty and utility.— Shakespeare — Henry V. Act V. Sc. 2. L. 51.

Now 'tis the spring, and weeds are shallowrooted; Suffer them now, and they'll o'ergrow the garden And choke the herbs for want of husbandry.— Shakespeare — Henry VI. Act III. Sc. 1. L. 31.

The summer's flower is to the summer sweet, Though to itself it only live and die, But if that flower with base infection meet, The basest weed outbraves his dignity; For sweetest things turn sourest by their deeds; Lilies that fester smell far worse than weeds.— Shakespeare — Sonnet XCIV.

'Tis sweet to hear the watch-dog's honest bark Bay deep-mouth'd welcome as we draw near home; 'Tis sweet to know there is an eye will mark Our coming, and look brighter when we come.— BYRON — Don Juan. Canto I. St. 123.

Come in the evening, or come in the morning, Come when you're looked for, or come without warning, Kisses and welcome you'll find here before you, And the oftener you come here the more I'll adore you.— THOMAS O. DAVIS — The Welcome.

The atmosphere Breathes rest and comfort and the many chambers Seem full of welcomes.— LONGFELLOW — The Masque of Pandora. Pt. V. L. 33.

Welcome, my old friend, Welcome to a foreign fireside.— LONGFELLOW — To an Old Danish

S. Song-Book. Shall I meet other wayfarers at night? Those who have gone before. Then must I knock, or call when just in sight? They will not keep you standing at that door.— CHRISTINA G. ROSSETTI — Up Hill.

A table full of welcome makes scarce one dainty dish.— Shakespeare — Comedy of Errors. Act III. Sc. 1. L. 23.

Bid that welcome Which comes to punish us, and we punish it Seeming to bear it lightly.— Shakespeare — Antony and Cleopatra. Act IV. Sc. 14. L. 136.

His worth is warrant for his welcome. C.— Shakespeare — Two Gentlemen of Verona. Act II. Sc. 4. L. 102.

I hold your dainties cheap, sir, and your welcome dear.— Shakespeare — Comedy of Errors. Act III. Sc. 1. L. 21.

I reckon this always, that a man is never undone till he be hanged, nor never welcome to a place till some certain shot be paid and the hostess say "Welcome!"— Shakespeare — Two Gentlemen of Verona. Act II. Sc. 5. L. 3.

Sir, you are very welcome to our house: It must appear in other ways than words, Therefore I scant this breathing courtesy.— Shakespeare — Merchant of Venice. Act V. Sc. 1. L. 139.

Small cheer and great welcome makes a merry feast.— Shakespeare — Comedy of Errors. Act III. Sc. 1. L. 26.

Trust me, sweet, Out of this silence yet I pick'd a welcome. Midsummer-Night's Dream. Act V. Sc. 1. L. 99. Welcome ever smiles, And farewell goes out sighing.— Shakespeare — Troilus and Cressida. Act III. Sc. 3. L. 168.