The Myths of Greece and Rome Quotes

“Crowds of nymphs,
Soft voiced, and young, and gay,
In woven baskets bringing ears of corn,
Roses and pinks and violets to adorn
The shrine of Flora in her early May.”
Keats.”
― Hélène A. Guerber, Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art

“We are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven; that which we are, we are;
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.”
― Hélène A. Guerber, Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art

“He is great and he is just,
He is ever good, and must
Be honored. Daffodillies,
Roses, pinks, and loved lilies,
Let us fling, while we sing,
Ever Holy! Ever Holy!
Ever honored! Ever young!
The great Pan is ever sung!”
Beaumont and Fletcher.”
― Hélène A. Guerber, Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art

“Dear, unclose thine eyes.
Thou mayst look on me now. I go no more,
But am thine own forever.’”
Lewis Morris.”
― Hélène A. Guerber, Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art

“No time was lost in useless wailing,”
― Hélène A. Guerber, Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art