A low line of shore was visible at first on the right between the movement of the waves and fog, but when we came further it was lost sight of, and nothing could be seen but the mist curling in the rigging, and a small circle of foam. John Millington Synge circlecurlfoam share on social
At first I threw my weight upon my heels, as one does naturally in a boot, and was a good deal bruised, but after a few hours I learned the natural walk of man, and could follow my guide in any portion of the island. John Millington Synge bootbruisedeal share on social
Of the things which nourish the imagination, humour is one of the most needful, and it is dangerous to limit or destroy it. John Millington Synge dangerousdestroyhumour Change image and share on social
A translation is no translation, he said, unless it will give you the music of a poem along with the words of it. John Millington Synge givemusicpoem Change image and share on social
Every article on these islands has an almost personal character, which gives this simple life, where all art is unknown, something of the artistic beauty of medieval life. John Millington Synge artarticleartistic Change image and share on social
A man who is not afraid of the sea will soon be drowned, he said, for he will be going out on a day he shouldn't. But we do be afraid of the sea, and we do only be drownded now and again. John Millington Synge afraiddaydrown Change image and share on social
A week of sweeping fogs has passed over and given me a strange sense of exile and desolation. I walk round the island nearly every day, yet I can see nothing anywhere but a mass of wet rock, a strip of surf, and then a tumult of waves. John Millington Synge daydesolationexile share on social
The general knowledge of time on the island depends, curiously enough, on the direction of the wind. John Millington Synge curiouslydependdirection Change image and share on social
There is no language like the Irish for soothing and quieting. John Millington Synge irishlanguagequiet Change image and share on social
They're cheering a young lad, the champion playboy of the Western World. John Millington Synge championcheerlad Change image and share on social
