What did George Crabbe mean by: Our farmers round, well pleased with constant gain, like other farmers, flourish and complain. George Crabbe Poet · England Copy
Secrets with girls, like guns with boys, are never valued till they make a noise. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, George Crabbe, Noise, Secrets, Value, 0 George Crabbe Poet · England
Virtues neglected then, adored become, And graces slighted, blossom on the tomb. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, George Crabbe, Adoration, Neglect, Regret, 0 George Crabbe Poet · England
Fashion, though Folly’s child, and guide of fools, Rules e’en the wisest, and in learning rules. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, George Crabbe, Fashion, Folly, Learning, 0 George Crabbe Poet · England
+ The game is never lost till won. Author, July 16, 2023January 2, 2025, George Crabbe, Hope, Perseverance, Victory, 0 George Crabbe Poet · England
Dreams are like portraits; and we find they please because they are confessed resemblances. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, George Crabbe, Imagination, Reflection, Satisfaction, 0 George Crabbe Poet · England
With awe, around these silent walks I tread; These are the lasting mansions of the dead. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, George Crabbe, Awe, Mortality, Remembrance, 0 George Crabbe Poet · England
Hence, in these times, untouch’d the pages lie, And slumber out their immortality. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, George Crabbe, Immortality, Inactivity, Time, 0 George Crabbe Poet · England
+ Who often reads, will sometimes wish to write. Author, October 26, 2023January 2, 2025, George Crabbe, Inspiration, Reading, Writing, 0 George Crabbe Poet · England
It is excruciating to be an unbeliever with a spirit that is deeply religious. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
Most men spend the first half of their lives making the second half miserable. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
Life at court does not satisfy a man, but it keeps him from being satisfied with anything else. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
