Ancient Sea Kings

Famous quotes containing the words ancient, sea and/or kings:

    “All good fortune is a gift of the gods, and ... you don’t win the favor of the ancient gods by being good, but by being bold.”
    —Anita Brookner (b. 1938)

    “The trumpets sound, the banners fly,
    The glittering spears are ranked ready;
    The shouts o’ war are heard afar,
    The battle closes thick and bloody;
    But it’s no the roar o’ sea or shore
    Wad mak me langer wish to tarry;
    Nor shout o’ war that’s heard afar,
    Its leaving thee, my bonnie Mary.”
    —Robert Burns (1759–1796)

    “Go, grandly borne, with such a train
    As greatest kings might die to gain.
    The just, the wise, the brave,
    Attend thee to the grave.”
    —Richard Henry Stoddard (1825–1903)