Sir Thomas More, or, Colloquies on the Progress and Prospects of Society Quotes
Sir Thomas More, or, Colloquies on the Progress and Prospects of Society
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“A part how small of the terraqueous globe
Is tenanted by man! the rest a waste,
Rocks, deserts, frozen seas and burning sands,
Wild haunts of monsters, poisons, stings, and death.
Such is earth’s melancholy map! But, far
More sad, this earth is a true map of man.”
― Sir Thomas More, or, Colloquies on the Progress and Prospects of Society
Is tenanted by man! the rest a waste,
Rocks, deserts, frozen seas and burning sands,
Wild haunts of monsters, poisons, stings, and death.
Such is earth’s melancholy map! But, far
More sad, this earth is a true map of man.”
― Sir Thomas More, or, Colloquies on the Progress and Prospects of Society
