Embosom'd in the deep where Holland lies. Methinks her patient sons before me stand, Where the broad ocean leans against the land. (Oliver Goldsmith)

Embosom'd in the deep where Holland lies. Methinks her patient sons before me stand, Where the broad ocean leans against the land.

Oliver Goldsmith

Related topics

broad deep holland land ocean patient stand lies

Related quotes

There is a road that turning always Cuts off the country of Again. Archers stand there on every side And as it runstime's deer is slain, And lies where it has lain. View quote
Edwin Muir
According to Eshin's "Essentials of Salvation," the Ten Pleasures are but a drop in the ocean when compared to the joys of the Pure Land. View quote
Yukio Mishima
The stately Homes of England,How beautiful they stand!Amidst their tall ancestral trees,O'er all the pleasant land. View quote
Felicia Hemans
My father had a deep and lifelong contempt for politicians in general ("They tell lies," he used to say with wonder, "even when they don't have to"). View quote
Gore Vidal
Civilization is like a thin layer of ice upon a deep ocean of chaos and darkness. View quote
Werner Herzog