“All the poets are indebted more or less to those who have gone before them; even Homer's originality has been questioned, and Virgil owes almost as much to Theocritus, in his Pastorals, as to Homer, in his Heroics; and if our own countryman, Milton, has soared above both Homer and Virgil, it is because he has stolen some feathers from their wings.” IfsHas BeensGonePoetWingsOriginalityFeathersStolenCountrymenPlagiarismMiltonIndebted Author:Charles Caleb Colton
“I testify to rainbow feathers, to the span of heaven and walls of colour, the colonnades of jasper.” PoetryHeavenPoetWallColourRainbowFeathers Book:Trilogy Source: Trilogy
“Love seems to beautify and inspire all nature. It raises the earthly caterpillar into the ethereal butterfly, it paints the feathers in spring, it lights the glowworm's lamp, it wakens the song of birds, and inspires the poet's lay. Even inanimate Nature seems to feel the spell, and flowers glow with the richest colours.” FeelsLightSeemsSongInspirePoetFlowerSpringBirdRaisesLaysPaintColourSpellsButterflyFeathersLampsCaterpillarsEthereal Author:John Lubbock
“I had to learn quick, because I was performing in Cinco de Mayo festivals with babies crying and people lifting their beers, and you know the feather dancers would come, and they'd say, "What are you, a poet? You're next".” PeopleKnowsNextCryPoetBabyBeerPerformingDancerFeathersFestivalsLiftingCinco De Mayo Author:Sandra Cisneros
“"You're next, after the feather dancers." And you had to get their attention, because otherwise people would go, "Oh, a poet." You really have to learn.” PeopleNextAttentionPoetDancerFeathersWise People Author:Sandra Cisneros