Modern South Arabian

Famous quotes containing the words modern, south and/or arabian:

    “To the modern spirit nothing is, or can be rightly known, except relatively and under conditions.”
    —Walter Pater (1839–1894)

    “The South is very beautiful but its beauty makes one sad because the lives that people live here, and have lived here, are so ugly.”
    —James Baldwin (1924–1987)

    “O animal excellence,
    Take pterodactyl flight
    Fire-winged into the air
    And find your lair
    With cunning sense
    On some Arabian bight....”
    —Allen Tate (1899–1979)