Famous quotes containing the words history of the, history of, history, world, wide and/or web:
“It is remarkable how closely the history of the apple tree is connected with that of man.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“... in a history of spiritual rupture, a social compact built on fantasy and collective secrets, poetry becomes more necessary than ever: it keeps the underground aquifers flowing; it is the liquid voice that can wear through stone.”
—Adrienne Rich (b. 1929)
“I am not a literary man.... I am a man of science, and I am interested in that branch of Anthropology which deals with the history of human speech.”
—J.A.H. (James Augustus Henry)
“This wild swan of a world is no hunter’s game.”
—Robinson Jeffers (1887–1962)
“The voices of that hearth are still;
Look where we may, the wide earth o’er,
Those lighted faces smile no more.”
—John Greenleaf Whittier (1807–1892)
“These seem like bristles, and the hide is tough.
No claw or web here: each foot ends in hoof.”
—Thom Gunn (b. 1929)