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11 William Watson Quotes

William Watson's verses drift between vision, freedom and consequence, offering a poetic glimpse of rise and fall.

William Watson quotes

  1. April, April, Laugh thy girlish laughter; Then, the moment after, Weep thy girlish tears!

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  2. O ye by wandering tempest sown 'Neath every alien star, Forget not whence the breath was blown That wafted you afar! For ye are still her ancient seed On younger soil let fall- Children of Britain's island-breed, To whom the Mother in her need Perchance may one day call.

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  3. The after-silence, when the feast is o'er, And void the places where the minstrels stood, Differs in nought from what hath been before, And is nor ill nor good.

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  4. Hate and mistrust are the children of blindness-

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  5. Best they honor thee Who honor in thee only what is best.

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  6. And though circuitous and obscure The feet of Nemesis how sure!

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  7. Braying of arrogant brass, whimper of querulous reeds.

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  8. Deemest thou labor Only is earnest? Grave is all beauty, Solemn is joy.

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  9. Empires dissolve and peoples disappear, Song passes not away.

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  10. In this world with starry dome, Floored with gemlike plains and seas, Shall I never feel at home, Never wholly be at ease?

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  11. On from room to room I stray, Yet mine Host can ne'er espy, And I know not to this day, Whether guest or captive I.

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