Famous quotes containing the words modern and/or horn:
“Primitive times are lyrical, ancient times epical, modern times dramatic. The ode sings of eternity, the epic imparts solemnity to history, the drama depicts life. The characteristic of the first poetry is ingeniousness, of the second, simplicity, of the third, truth.”
—Victor Hugo (1802–1885)
“He who goes oftenest round Cape Horn goes the most circumspectly.”
—Herman Melville (1819–1891)