“At home there tarries like a lurking snake, Biding its time, a wrath unreconciled, A wily watcher, passionate to slake, In blood, resentment for a murdered child.”

“The moving light, rejoicing in its strength, Sped from the pyre of pine, and urged its way, In golden glory, like some strange new sun...”

“They sent forth men to battle, But no such men return; And home, to claim their welcome, Come ashes in an urn”

“Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times.”

“It's not the oath that makes us believe the man, but the man the oath”

“Who, except the gods, can live time through forever without any pain?”

“In visions of the night, like dropping rain, Descend the many memories of pain”