He passes from lyric to epic poetry in order to speak about the world and the torment in the world through man, rationally and emotionally. The poet then becomes a danger. Salvatore Quasimodo dangeremotionallyepic Change image and share on social
He piled upon the whale's white hump the sum of all the general rage and hate felt by his whole race from Adam down; and then, as if his chest had been a mortar, he burst his hot heart's shell upon it. Herman Melville adamburstchest share on social
He plants trees to benefit another generation. Caecilius Statius benefitgenerationplant Change image and share on social
He played football too long without a helmet. Jerome Cavanagh footballhelmetlong Change image and share on social
He played the king as if afraid someone else would play the ace. John Mason Brown aceafraidking Change image and share on social
He played the King as though under momentary apprehension that someone else was about to play the ace. Eugene Field aceapprehensionking Change image and share on social
He ploughs the waves, sows the sand, and hopes to gather the wind in a net, who places his hopes in the heart of a woman. Jacopo Sannazaro gatherhearthope Change image and share on social
He preacheth patience that never knew pain. Henry George Bohn knowpainpatience Change image and share on social
He presented himself as the friend to Main Street America, and yet that aw-shucks persona ended up packaging policies and programs that were at times deeply injurious to the very people he swore to serve. After all, Reaganomics set in motion one of the largest wealth redistributions in American history, away from the poor and toward the rich. Eugene Jarecki americaamericandeeply share on social