“You can't say enough about fishing. Though the sport of kings, it's just what the deadbeat ordered.” EnoughSportsSeaKingsRiversFishesBoatLakesFishing Author:Thomas McGuane
“Dinocrates did not leave the king, but followed him into Egypt. There Alexander, observing a harbor rendered safe by nature, an excellent center for trade, cornfields throughout all Egypt, and the great usefulness of the mighty river Nile, ordered him to build the city of Alexandria, named after the king. This was how Dinocrates, recommended only by his good looks and dignified carriage, came to be so famous.” LooksCitiesKingsSafeRiversTradeExcellentEgyptLooking GoodObservingHarborsUsefulnessCarriagesNileAlexandria Author:Marcus Vitruvius Pollio
“He was weeping. Although 'weeping' really is to small a word for the activity the kind had undertaken. Tears were cascading from his eyes. A small puddle had formed at his feet. I am not exaggerating. The king, it seemed, was intent on crying himself a river.” KindEyeFeetCryTearsKingsActivityRiversHis EyesWeepingPuddlesExaggerating Book:The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread Source: The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread
“The King beneath the mountains, The King of carven stone, The lord of silver fountains Shall come into his own! His crown shall be upholden, His harp shall be restrung, His halls shall echo golden To songs of yore re-sung. The woods shall wave on mountains. And grass beneath the sun; His wealth shall flow in fountains And the rivers golden run. The streams shall run in gladness, The lakes shall shine and burn, And sorrow fail and sadness At the Mountain-king’s return!” RunningSongWealthLordSunFailingSadnessFailureReturnKingsSorrowMountainFlowRiversStonesShiningWaveWoodsGoldenGrassStreamsLakesSilverHallsCrownsEchoesFountainGladnessHarps Author:J. R. R. Tolkien