Lord of
Lord of
doubt heard rome stood time
I've stood upon Achilles' tomb, And heard Troy doubted: time will doubt of Rome
huge loss tragedy
It was a huge tragedy and a huge loss to the family, and to me personally.
perceived substance
The substance of what we do and how we do it is probably even more important than how that is perceived and how we communicate it.
alone burning rebel spirit weak
The spirit burning but unbent, / May writhe, rebel - the weak alone repent!
behind uk urge
I urge the whole of the UK to get behind this bid.
daily lady leave literary smug wits
The would-be wits and can't-be gentlemen, I leave them to their daily ""tea is ready,"" Smug coterie and literary lady
act aptitude chance choice cold courage fixed gift moral nature power resolve
Courage is a moral quality; it is not a chance gift of nature like an aptitude for games. It is a cold choice between two alternatives, the fixed resolve not to quit; an act of renunciation which must be made not once but many times by the power of the will. Courage is willpower.
adventure agreeable lively
And yet a little tumult, now and then, is an agreeable quickener of sensation; such as a revolution, a battle, or an adventure of any lively description.
And when we think we lead, we are most led.
england except nations ruined
England can never be ruined except by a Parliament.
avoid diplomatic english float policy putting
English policy is to float lazily downstream, occasionally putting out a diplomatic boathook to avoid collisions.
attention contempt due inside man proper relation
Due attention to the inside of books, and due contempt for the outside, is the proper relation between a man of sense and his books.
bust cares full length paint romance romances
Romances paint at full length people's wooings, but only give a bust of marriages: but no one cares for matrimonial cooings
romances
Romances I never read like those I have seen.