George Chapman
George Chapman
George Chapmanwas an English dramatist, translator, and poet. He was a classical scholar whose work shows the influence of Stoicism. Chapman has been identified as the Rival Poet of Shakespeare's sonnets by William Minto, and as an anticipator of the Metaphysical Poets of the 17th century. Chapman is best remembered for his translations of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, and the Homeric Batrachomyomachia...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPoet
dream men wind
Man is a torch borne in the wind; a dream But of a shadow, summed with all his substance.
meaning-something oratory clarity
Poetry, unlike oratory, should not aim at clarity... but be dense with meaning, 'something to be chewed and digested'...
soul tragedy fiction
And for the authentical truth of either person or actions, who (worth the respecting) will expect it in a poem, whose subject is not truth, but things like truth? Poor envious souls they are that cavil at truth's want in these natural fictions; material instruction, elegant and sententious excitation to virtue, and deflection from her contrary, being the soul, limbs, and limits of an authentical tragedy.
our-actions action worthy
We inherit nothing truly, but what our actions make us worthy of.
eye jewels black
Black is a pearl in a woman's eye.
mother ignorance admiration
Ignorance is the mother of admiration.
dog looks flattery
Flatterers look like friends, as wolves like dogs.
morning air news
News as wholesome as the morning air.
errors innovation gross
Pure innovation is more gross than error.
keeping-promises kept-promises said
Promise is most given when the least is said.
life running air
Give me a spirit that on this life's rough sea Loves t'have his sails filled with a lusty wind, Even till his sail-yards tremble, his masts crack, And his ship run on her side so low That she drinks water, and her keel plows air.
life winning names
So our lives In acts exemplary, not only win Ourselves good names, but doth to others give Matter for virtuous deeds, by which we live.
kings law needs
Who to himself is law no law doth need; offends none and is king indeed.
failure responsibility order
The incompetent quickly throws himself into another impressive enterprise in order to escape his responsibility from previous disaster.