Think on the shame of dreams for deeds, The scandal of unna… - William Ernest Henley

" "
Think on the shame of dreams for deeds,
The scandal of unnatural strife,
The slur upon immortal needs,
The treason done to life: Arise! no more a living lie,
And with me quicken and control
Some memory that shall magnify
The universal Soul.

William Ernest Henley

Sources available for members. Sign up free to see where this quote comes from

English

Collect this quote

About William Ernest Henley

William Ernest Henley (23 August 1849 – 11 July 1903) was an English poet, critic and editor.

Biography information from Wikiquote

Also Known As

Alternative Names: W. E. Henley

All quotes from William Ernest Henley Similar Quotes by other Originators

Originators like William Ernest Henley:

Lord Byron Alfred Tennyson Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Robert Browning William Butler Yeats

Additional quotes by William Ernest Henley

Acı ve gözyaşlarıyla dolu bu mekanın ötesinde, sadece gölgelerin dehşeti hüküm sürer.

What have I done for you,
England, my England?
What is there I would not do,
England, my own?

I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul.

Think on the shame of dreams for deeds, The scandal of unnatural strife, The slur upon immortal needs, The treason done to life: Arise! no more a liv… - William Ernest Henley

About William Ernest Henley

Also Known As

Try QuoteGPT

Additional quotes by William Ernest Henley