Speeches at the Lotos Club, Volume 1 |
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actor admiration American ANTHONY HOPE ANTON SEIDL artist asked audience beautiful believe called Charles charm civilization Court Dana delight Depew DINNER distinguished duty England English fact feel genius gentlemen give glad greet guest happy heard heart honor Horace Porter hospitality human John John Brougham Joseph Jefferson kind laugh Lester Wallack literary literature live look Lord Lord Herschell Lord Houghton Lotos Club ment mind nation never night noble occasion Oliver Wendell Holmes once patriotic peace perhaps poet political president profession received remember seems Seidl Shakespeare SIR HENRY IRVING speak speech spirit stage stand story tell thing thought tion to-day to-night told touch true Wagner Wallack Washington WHITELAW REID Wilkie Collins WILLIAM WILLIAM HENRY WHITE words York
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Page 339 - This England never did, (nor never shall,) Lie at the proud foot of a conqueror, But when it first did help to wound itself. Now these her princes are come home again, Come the three corners of the world in arms, And we shall shock them : Nought shall make us rue, If England to itself do rest but true.
Page 221 - I strove with none, for none was worth my strife. Nature I loved and, next to Nature, Art; I warmed both hands before the fire of life; It sinks, and I am ready to depart.
Page 126 - Three poets, in three distant ages born, Greece, Italy, and England did adorn. The first in loftiness of thought surpassed, The next in majesty, in both the last. The force of Nature could no farther go ; To make a third she joined the former two.
Page 116 - What things have we seen Done at the Mermaid ! heard words that have been So nimble, and so full of subtle flame, As if that every one from whom they came Had meant to put his whole wit in a jest, And had resolved to live a fool the rest Of his dull life...
Page 354 - For right is right, since God is God ; And right the day must win ; To doubt would be disloyalty, To falter would be sin ! FREDERIC WILLIAM FABER.
Page 179 - SAINT Peter sat by the celestial gate, His keys were rusty, and the lock was dull, So little trouble had been given of late ; Not that the place by any means was full, But since the Gallic era " eighty-eight," The devils had ta'en a longer, stronger pull, And "a pull altogether," as they say At sea— which drew most souls another way.
Page 21 - Though I look old, yet I am strong and lusty: For in my youth I never did apply Hot and rebellious liquors in my blood; Nor did not with unbashful forehead woo The means of weakness and debility; Therefore my age is as a lusty winter, Frosty, but kindly: let me go with you; I'll do the service of a younger man In all your business and necessities.
Page 304 - Come, Peace! not like a mourner bowed For honor lost an' dear ones wasted, But proud, to meet a people proud, With eyes thet tell o' triumph tasted! Come, with han' grippin' on the hilt, An' step thet proves ye Victory's daughter!
Page 19 - When an old bachelor marries a young wife, what is he to expect? 'Tis now six months since Lady Teazle made me the happiest of men — and I have been the most miserable dog ever since!
Page 87 - Why, child, you might as well stroke the dome of St. Paul's, to please the Dean and Chapter.