Homer/period

Famous quotes containing the words homer and/or period:

    “It is enough if Homer but say the sun sets. He is as serene as nature, and we can hardly detect the enthusiasm of the bard. It is as if nature spoke.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

    “To give an accurate and exhaustive account of that period would need a far less brilliant pen than mine.”
    —Max Beerbohm (1872–1956)