“Sleep, Silence's child, sweet father of soft rest, Prince whose approach peace to all mortals brings Indifferent host to shepherds and kings Sole comforter to minds with grief oppressed.” MindChildrenFatherSleepGriefSilenceSweetKingsApproachMortalsHostSoleIndifferentOppressedShepherdsComforter Author:William Drummond
“It was shepherds who were the first to recognize a king that the rest of the world refused to acknowledge.” WorldFirstsKingsAcknowledgeShepherds Book:The Alchemist - 10th Anniversary Edition Source: The Alchemist - 10th Anniversary Edition
“Your fear of death is but the trembling of the shepherd when he stands before the king whose hand is to be laid upon him in honour.” HandsFearKingsHonourFear Of DeathShepherdsTremblingCondolences Poems Book:The Prophet - Der Prophet Source: The Prophet - Der Prophet