Helms Defeated

Famous quotes containing the words helms and/or defeated:

    “The Greeks have snatched up their spears.
    They have pointed the helms of their ships
    Toward the bulwarks of Troy.”
    —Hilda Doolittle (1886–1961)

    “Vanquished in life, his death
    By beauty made amends:
    The passing of his breath
    Won his defeated ends.”
    —Lionel Pigot Johnson (1867–1902)