“The after-silence, when the feast is o'er,And void the places where the minstrels stood,Differs in nought from what hath been before,And is nor ill nor good.” SilenceIllVoidMinstrels Book:The Poems of Sir William Watson: 1878-1935 Source: The Poems of Sir William Watson: 1878-1935
“Lord of the golden tongue and smiting eyes; Great out of season and untimely wise: A man whose virtue, genius, grandeur, worth, Wrought deadlier ill than ages can undo.” MenCharacterEyeAgeLordVirtueWiseGeniusSeasonsIllTongueGoldenGrandeur Book:The Poems of Sir William Watson: 1878-1935 Source: The Poems of Sir William Watson: 1878-1935