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“To see the sun shining on its bright grass, fresh, when we first visited it, with the autumnal dews, and hear the whispering of the wind among the leaves of the trees which have overgrown the tomb of Cestius, and the soil which is stirring in the sun-warm earth, and to mark the tombs, mostly of women and young people who were buried there, one might, if one were to die, desire the sleep they seem to sleep.” DeathPoetrySleepSunTomb Book:Percy Bysshe Shelley Source: Percy Bysshe Shelley
“Straight is the way to Acheron, Whether the spirit's race is run From Athens or from Meroe: Weep not, far from home to die; The wind doth blow in every sky That wafts us to that doleful sea.” WayHomeRunningSpiritDiesHeavenRaceSeaSkyWindBlowAthensDoleful Book:Miscellanies Source: Miscellanies
“These things shall be! A loftier race Than e'er the world hath known shall rise, With flame of freedom in their souls, And light of knowledge in their eyes.” WorldSoulLightEyeRaceKnownFlames Author:John Addington Symonds
“It is great to get praise from the lips of taciturnity.” PraiseLips Book:The Letters of John Addington Symonds: 1869-1884 Source: The Letters of John Addington Symonds: 1869-1884