Tag: Lucan

It was the chain of jealous fate, and the speedy fall which no eminence can escape; it was the grievous collapse of excessive weight, and Rome unable to support her own greatness.

Lucan

Let the mind of man be blind to coming doom; he fears, but leave him hope.

Lucan

Has he any dwelling-place save earth and sea, the air of heaven and virtuous hearts? Why seek we further for deities? All that we see is God; every motion we make is God also.

Lucan

More was lost there than mere life and existence: we were overthrown for all time to come.

Lucan

Might became the standard of right.

Lucan

The vulnerable points of Liberty now making her last stand on earth.

Lucan

The chain of causes comes down from the creation of the world.

Lucan

No.  Foreign swords could never pierce so deeply.

The deadliest wounds are dealt by citizen hands.

Lucan

Great things come crashing down upon themselves – such is the limit of growth ordained by heaven for success.

Lucan

That which you weep for is what you really loved.

Lucan