“O ye by wandering tempest sown 'Neath every alien star, Forget not whence the breath was blown That wafted you afar! For ye are still her ancient seed On younger soil let fall— Children of Britain's island-breed, To whom the Mother in her need Perchance may one day call.” NeedsMayChildrenStillsMotherFallStarsForgetOne DayBreathsAncientSeedsWanderAliensIslandsSoilBritainTempestAfar Author:William Watson
“Fiat justitia et ruant coeli. Let justice be done, though the heavens may fall. See Ferdinand I 320:1.” MayDoneFallHeavenJustice Author:William Watson
“He saw wan Woman toil with famished eyes; He saw her bound, and strove to sing her free. He saw her fall'n; and wrote "The Bridge of Sighs"; And on it crossed to immortality.” EyeFallSawsPoetBoundsBridgesImmortalityToilSigh Author:William Watson
