Homer/period

Famous quotes containing the words homer and/or period:

    “Mere dreams, mere dreams! Yet Homer had not sung
    Had he not found it certain beyond dreams
    That out of life’s own self-delight had sprung
    The abounding glittering jet....”
    —William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)

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