Declension/latin

Famous quotes containing the words declension and/or latin:

“And what if my descendants lose the flower
Through natural declension of the soul,
Through too much business with the passing hour,
Through too much play, or marriage with a fool?”
—William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)

“They named it Ovation from the Latin ovis [a sheep].”
—Plutarch (46–120)