They say man rules the universe,
That subject shore and main
Kneel down and bless the empery
Of his majestic reign;
But a sovereign, gentler, mightier,
Man from his throne has hurled,
For the hand that rocks the cradle
Is the hand that rules the world.
William Stewart Ross (used pseudonym Saladin)
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came to be called in question by it. CHARLES LAMB (USED PSEUDONYM ELIA) He hath a fair sepulchre in the grateful stomach of the judicious
epicure--and for such a tomb migh... CHARLES LAMB (USED PSEUDONYM ELIA) A woman asked a coachman, "Are you full inside?" Upon which Lamb
put his head through the window a... CHARLES LAMB (USED PSEUDONYM ELIA) Society is like a large piece of frozen water; and skating well
is the great art of social life. CHARLES LAMB (USED PSEUDONYM ELIA) He might have proved a useful adjunct, if not an ornament to
society. CHARLES LAMB (USED PSEUDONYM ELIA) Who first invented work, and bound the free
And holyday-rejoicing spirit down . . .
To that dr... CHARLES LAMB (USED PSEUDONYM ELIA) "Presents," I often say, endear Absents." CHARLES LAMB (USED PSEUDONYM ELIA) For with G.D., to be absent from the body is sometimes (not to
speak it profanely) to be present wi... CHARLES LAMB (USED PSEUDONYM ELIA) If dirt was trumps, what hands you would hold! CHARLES LAMB (USED PSEUDONYM ELIA) You do not play then at whist, sir? Alas, what a sad old age you
are preparing for yourself!
[Fr... CHARLES LAMB (USED PSEUDONYM ELIA) Do not fold, spindle or mutilate. CHARLES LAMB (USED PSEUDONYM ELIA) The game [of poker] exemplifies the worst aspects of capitalism
that have made our country so great... CHARLES LAMB (USED PSEUDONYM ELIA) A clear fire, a clean hearth, and the rigour of the game. CHARLES LAMB (USED PSEUDONYM ELIA) The cheerful Sabbath bells, wherever heard,
Strike pleasant on the sense, most like the voice
... CHARLES LAMB (USED PSEUDONYM ELIA) Suck, baby! suck! mother's love grows by giving:
Drain the sweet founts that only thrive by wast... CHARLES LAMB (USED PSEUDONYM ELIA) To pile up honey upon sugar, and sugar upon honey, to an
interminable tedious sweetness. CHARLES LAMB (USED PSEUDONYM ELIA) I'm not final because I'm right, I'm right because I'm final. CHARLES LAMB (USED PSEUDONYM ELIA) Half as sober as a judge. CHARLES LAMB (USED PSEUDONYM ELIA) I love to lose myself in other men's minds.
When I am not walking, I am reading;
I cannot sit ... CHARLES LAMB (USED PSEUDONYM ELIA) The truant Fancy was a wanderer ever. CHARLES LAMB (USED PSEUDONYM ELIA) How some they have died, and some they have left me,
And some are taken from me; all are departed;... CHARLES LAMB (USED PSEUDONYM ELIA) What a place to be in is an old library! It seems as though all
the souls of all the writers that ... CHARLES LAMB (USED PSEUDONYM ELIA) Shut not thy purse-strings always against painted distress. CHARLES LAMB (USED PSEUDONYM ELIA) Summer, as my friend Coleridge waggishly writes, has set in with
its usual severity. CHARLES LAMB (USED PSEUDONYM ELIA) Neat, not gaudy. CHARLES LAMB (USED PSEUDONYM ELIA) Why not spend some time determining what is worthwhile for us, and then go after that? WILLIAM ROSS Until there is some direct thing done to prevent crime before it happens, it is going to keep happen... WILLIAM ROSS The association can take some of the people from the ventures that are having problems to some of th... WILLIAM ROSS We should not pass judgment until the case is properly heard. WILLIAM ROSS That last goal was a bad miscommunication. WILLIAM ROSS We have to bring it together and communicate. We're making too many little mistakes that lead to goa... WILLIAM ROSS Right there, there is not that much inventory for that kind of property. Because of a lack of availa... WILLIAM ROSS It wouldn't surprise me if he got somewhere between $2.5 and $3 million. WILLIAM ROSS It is a surrender to a whole wish list of IRA demands. It is certainly not accepted or acceptable to... WILLIAM ROSS Calling for lower heating bills as we stood there shivering was an effective comment. WILLIAM STEWART The people of Alabama just have a general distrust of government. They don't want to give (lawmakers... WILLIAM STEWART It's amazing for someone to go into the decorative arts and revive it. He has carved out a niche tha... WILLIAM STEWART Obviously if he donates generously to my campaign, I'm going to vote for him to be speaker. WILLIAM STEWART Even Wallace wasn't treated WILLIAM STEWART We want to teach you how to prevent them, WILLIAM STEWART (Residents) have to recognize the selectmen drive the manager in this town, ... Budgets are not made... WILLIAM STEWART Nature is the master of talents; genius is the master of nature.
- Josiah Gilbert Holland (use... JOSIAH GILBERT HOLLAND (USED PSEUDONYM TIMOTHY TITCOMB) Der Kaiser of dis Faderland,
Und Gott on high all dings commands,
We two--ach! Don't you unde... ALEXANDER MCGREGOR ROSE (USED PSEUDONYM A.M.R. GORDON) Circumstances alter cases. THOMAS CHANDLER HALIBURTON (USED PSEUDONYM SAM SLICK) Sing away, ay, sing away,
Merry little bird
Always gayest of the gay,
Though a woodland ... DINAH MARIA MULOCK (USED PSEUDONYM MRS. CRAIK) The buttercups across the field
Made sunshine rifts of splendor. DINAH MARIA MULOCK (USED PSEUDONYM MRS. CRAIK) A slender young Blackbird built in a thorn-tree:
A spruce little fellow as ever could be;
His ... DINAH MARIA MULOCK (USED PSEUDONYM MRS. CRAIK) What is the little one thinking about?
Very wonderful things, no doubt;
Unwritten history!
... JOSIAH GILBERT HOLLAND (USED PSEUDONYM TIMOTHY TITCOMB) Autumn
Into earth's lap does throw
Brown apples gay in a game of play,
As the equinoctia... DINAH MARIA MULOCK (USED PSEUDONYM MRS. CRAIK) Sweet April-time--O cruel April-time!
Year after year returning, with a brow
Of promise, and r... DINAH MARIA MULOCK (USED PSEUDONYM MRS. CRAIK) Prosperity is a feeble reed.
[Fr., C'est un faible roseau que la prosperite.] JEAN DE SCHELANDRE (USED PSEUDONYM DANIEL D'ANCHERES) With faces like dead lovers who died true. DINAH MARIA MULOCK (USED PSEUDONYM MRS. CRAIK) O how grandly cometh Even,
Sitting on the mountain summit,
Purple-vestured, grave, and silent,... DINAH MARIA MULOCK (USED PSEUDONYM MRS. CRAIK) How bright the sunshine dances in its joy,
O'er the still flow of this majestic river! JOHN WILSON (2) (USED PSEUDONYM CHRISTOPHER NORTH) Autumn to winter, winter into spring,
Spring into summer, summer into fall,--
So rolls the cha... DINAH MARIA MULOCK (USED PSEUDONYM MRS. CRAIK) Those Rooks, dear, from morning till night,
They seem to do nothing but quarrel and fight,
And... DINAH MARIA MULOCK (USED PSEUDONYM MRS. CRAIK) God rest ye, little children; let nothing you affright,
For Jesus Christ, your Saviour, was born t... DINAH MARIA MULOCK (USED PSEUDONYM MRS. CRAIK) The irrevocable Hand
That opes the year's fair gate, doth ope and shut
The portals of our eart... DINAH MARIA MULOCK (USED PSEUDONYM MRS. CRAIK) To-morrow is, ah, whose? DINAH MARIA MULOCK (USED PSEUDONYM MRS. CRAIK) A secret at home is like rocks under tide. DINAH MARIA MULOCK (USED PSEUDONYM MRS. CRAIK) When asked what State he hails from,
Our sole reply shall be,
He comes from Appomattox
A... CHARLES G. HALPINE (USED PSEUDONYM MILES O'REILLY) I said to the Nightingale:
"Hail, all hail!
Pierce with thy trill the dark,
Like a glitt... DINAH MARIA MULOCK (USED PSEUDONYM MRS. CRAIK) I said to the sky-poised Lark:
"Hark--hark!
Thy note is more loud and free
Because there... DINAH MARIA MULOCK (USED PSEUDONYM MRS. CRAIK) It was brown with a golden gloss, Janette,
It was finer than silk of the floss, my pet;
'Twas ... CHARLES G. HALPINE (USED PSEUDONYM MILES O'REILLY) O, the mulberry-tree is of trees the queen!
Bare long after the rest are green;
But as the tim... DINAH MARIA MULOCK (USED PSEUDONYM MRS. CRAIK) Forgotten? No, we never do forget:
We let the years go; wash them clean with tears,
Leave the... DINAH MARIA MULOCK (USED PSEUDONYM MRS. CRAIK) The temple of art is built of words. Painting and sculpture and
music are but the blazon of its wi... JOSIAH GILBERT HOLLAND (USED PSEUDONYM TIMOTHY TITCOMB) I took the wren's nest;--
Heaven forgive me!
Its merry architects so small
Had scarcely ... DINAH MARIA MULOCK (USED PSEUDONYM MRS. CRAIK) I said to the brown, brown thrush:
"Hush, hush!
Through the wood's full strains I hear
T... DINAH MARIA MULOCK (USED PSEUDONYM MRS. CRAIK) Circumstances alter cases. THOMAS CHANDLER HALIBURTON USED PSEUDONYM SAM SLICK A sound like a sound of thunder rolled, And the heart of a nation stirred WILLIAM ROSS WALLACE They say that man is mighty, He governs land and sea; He wields a mighty scepter O WILLIAM ROSS WALLACE They say that man is mighty,
He governs land and sea,
He wields a mighty scepter
O'er le... WILLIAM ROSS WALLACE Every man dies - Not every man really lives. WILLIAM ROSS WALLACE Blessings on the hand of women! Angels guard its strength and grace, In the palace, cottage,... WILLIAM ROSS WALLACE For the hand that rocks the cradle - Is the hand that rules the world WILLIAM ROSS WALLACE Blessings on the hand of women!Angels guard its strength and grace,In the palace, cottage, hovel,Oh,... WILLIAM ROSS WALLACE Our youth we can have but to-day;
We may always find time to grow old. ANTHONY BERKELEY (A.B. COX) (USED PSEUDONYM FRANCIS ILES) Discord, a sleepless hag who never dies,
With Snipe-like nose, and Ferret-glowing eyes,
Lean s... DR. JOHN WOLCOT (WOLCOTT) (USED PSEUDONYM PETER PINDAR) Surely as cometh the Winter, I know
There are Spring violets under the snow. ROBERT H. NEWELL (USED PSEUDONYM ORPHEUS C. KERR) Talk no more of the lucky escape of the head
From a flint so unhappily thrown;
I think very di... DR. JOHN WOLCOT (WOLCOTT) (USED PSEUDONYM PETER PINDAR) [T]he music's pure algebra of enchantment. CONRAD POTTER AIKEN (USED PSEUDONYM SAMUEL JEAKE, JR.) Mistakes remember'd are not faults forgot.
- Robert H. Newell (used pseudonym Orpheus C. Kerr)... ROBERT H. NEWELL (USED PSEUDONYM ORPHEUS C. KERR) I feel in every smile a chain. DR. JOHN WOLCOT (WOLCOTT) (USED PSEUDONYM PETER PINDAR) She is a wall of brass;
You shall not pass! You shall not pass!
Spring up like Summer grass,
... HAROLD BEGBIE (USED PSEUDONYM "A GENTLEMAN WITH A DUSTER") Mahomet was taking his afternoon nap in his Paradise. An houri
had rolled a cloud under his head, ... ERNEST LOUIS VICTOR JULES L'EPINE (USED PSEUDONYM JEAN QUATRELLES) From the Squirrel skin Marcosset
Made some mittens for our hero.
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JEFF ROSS I believe, I believe every day is a good day when you paint. BOB ROSS War has rules, mud wrestling has rules - politics has no rules. ROSS PEROT There are not many people on Team Gary. Actually, it's two people. My kids. GARY ROSS The dynamic range of a digital camera is not that much greater than film, particularly if you push t... GARY ROSS My '50s were different than other people's '50s. The myth didn't permeate our world,... GARY ROSS The great seats of power tend to be wide and open, not vertical and soaring. Red Square, Tiananmen S... GARY ROSS I love 'Chaplin'; I mean I really love 'Chaplin.' I just think there's a grace a... GARY ROSS Despite recent speculation in the media, and after difficult but sincere consideration, I have decid... GARY ROSS In a complex and troubling world, who wouldn't want to simplify? Everybody does. Everybody wants... GARY ROSS There's something so wonderful about writing in rhyme where it isn't just the meaning of the... GARY ROSS Family entertainment is really very necessary in our culture. Look how profitable they are. It's... GARY ROSS I mean, in 'Big' and 'Pleasantville,' it's a journey that the characters go on w... GARY ROSS Ultimately, so much Dr. Seuss is about empowerment. He invites us to disappear into our imagination ... GARY ROSS Really, each era has its own false nostalgia. We all put a picket fence up around something. For my ... GARY ROSS 'Harry Potter' created a generation of readers in an era when kids could have disappeared in... GARY ROSS I don't understand people who dream in black and white. I just don't get it. My dreams have ... GARY ROSS Why is every great children's story about a journey? Maybe that's because we are always on o... GARY ROSS We writers, as we work our way deeper into our craft, learn to drop more and more personal clues. Li... ROSS MACDONALD I usually try to stay off my phone and enjoy the world, but when I am on my phone, it's always f... 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We never did find the Japanese fleet and I am awful... BARNEY ROSS We managed to get underway, and I don't know to this day why we didn't get struck or take a ... BARNEY ROSS We were very fortunate that the carriers weren't in the harbor. BARNEY ROSS After the atomic bombs were dropped, the war ended and we went into Tokyo Bay with the rest of the f... BARNEY ROSS I was standing on the deck of the USS Blue, a destroyer. We were all alone out there at this buoy, t... BARNEY ROSS You can't buy something which does not exist. In a way, let's make things exist and then jud... ROSS LOVEGROVE When the hot East Texas summer days begin, the stations will again look to the community to help hun... AL ROSS Each year, over 900 young women in East Texas find themselves in a desperate situation and faced wit... AL ROSS She was at a concert in Dallas and the emcee got sick. She volunteered to emcee and she stole the sh... AL ROSS One of the reasons we were able to do this at this price is that we're celebrating our 20th annivers... AL ROSS A concert like this for four bucks is unheard of. These guys usually get $20 to $40 for tickets. AL ROSS The madness of spring is so enticing. I love it when things are opening up and emerging from the gro... ROSS GAY This year was an amazing effort by the uphill group. Road Conditions were slower with washboard sect... ALAN ROSS It is the largest food bank in the United States, and has quadrupled the amount of food distribution... ALAN ROSS The athletic department for the most part stands on its own. The parents and the fundraisers are a b... ALAN ROSS The whole incident was definitely a disappointing thing for a group that does stuff to help our kids... ALAN ROSS I think there could be more designs, ... It looks kind of bland. ALAN ROSS Browns Glory: For the Love of Ozzie, The Toe and Otto, ALAN ROSS A comprehensive plan should educate a community, it should address the social fears, concerns and st... ALAN ROSS I live next to the quarry which I remember from its later stages of life as just a large water-fille... ALAN ROSS I personally don't believe what he did reached the level of being removed from vice chair of the com... ALAN ROSS No good deed goes unpunished. ALAN ROSS Sticks and stones may break bones, but words do more damage than most people can imagine. Especially... HUGH ROSS You cannot just keep borrowing more and more and keep spending more and more without eventually havi... WILBUR ROSS It was a long year, but when you see these rings, you know all that hard work paid off. I think this... AARON ROSS Vince brings out his bag of tricks all the time. It's like you're playing with him on 'PlayStation.'... AARON ROSS I think the key to every game is special teams. The main focus has been on the offenses, but when yo... AARON ROSS Honestly, the best group we've faced all year is the group we see every day in practice. AARON ROSS I had a little cramp tighten up on me there, but it wasn't anything serious. AARON ROSS We can stick five of our best DBs on five of their best receivers, and I think our coaches would fee... AARON ROSS Actually, it's probably 75 chances to make plays, AARON ROSS I prefer to see them out on the field as much as I can, AARON ROSS I think our secondary lives up to the challenge, ... Any receivers they bring along, I feel like we ... AARON ROSS I'm tired of having to go home and hear about losing to them, ... You never want to lose to any team... AARON ROSS Workers and their families should not have been kept waiting. Payment now should be speedy to preven... ADRIAN ROSS [The Transport and General Union (T&G) launched the employment tribunal case on behalf of about 5,00... 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ADGER ROSS Jennifer, this sweet girl,19 years old, had so much to offer this community and her friends. ADGER ROSS Let's make sure this senseless crime is not a waste. ADGER ROSS Life's a bitch, and life's got lots of sisters. ROSS PRESSER All prosperity begins in the mind and is dependent only upon the full use of our creative imaginatio... RUTH ROSS Fertilizer does no good in a heap, but a little spread around works miracles all over. PERCY ROSS He who gives while he lives, get to know where it goes. PERCY ROSS We won't even attempt to achieve what we do not believe at a deep level we can have or deserve. RUTH ROSS The witch-hunt narrative is a really popular story that goes like this: Lots of people were falsely ... ROSS CHEIT The Legend of Robert Halsey This article examines the criminal conviction of Robert Halse... ROSS CHEIT Try to think of it as though we are rewriting history––the first time this experience occurred y... 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ROSS CALIGIURI If you feel like you don't fit into the world you inherited it is because you were born to help crea... ROSS CALIGIURI If a man can see both sides of a problem, you know that none of his money is tied up in it. VERDA ROSS When the pursuit of love trumps obligations. JANICE ROSS Many drops make a bucket, many buckets make a pond, many ponds make a lake, and many lakes make an o... PERCY ROSS You can't just sit there and wait for people to give you that golden dream. You've got to get out th... DIANA ROSS There are only 3 colors, 10 digits, and 7 notes; its what we do with them that's important. RUTH ROSS In this game, by trying to win; you automatically lose. RUTH ROSS Instead of looking at the past, I put myself ahead twenty years and try to look at what I need to do... DIANA ROSS With the Supremes I made so much money so fast all I wanted to do was buy clothes and pretty things.... DIANA ROSS A clever, imagination, humorous request can open closed doors and closed minds. PERCY ROSS The world is full of genies waiting to grant your wishes. PERCY ROSS You've got to ask! Asking is, in my opinion, the world's most powerful -- and neglected -- secret to... PERCY ROSS You can't operate a company by fear, because the way to eliminate fear is to avoid criticism. And th... STEVE ROSS