Roman

Famous quotes containing the word roman:

    “The Roman Empire stood appalled:
    It dropped the reins of peace and war
    When that fierce virgin and her Star
    Out of the fabulous darkness called.”
    —William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)

    “How can I, that girl standing there,
    My attention fix
    On Roman or on Russian
    Or on Spanish politics?”
    —William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)

    “The Roman Road runs straight and bare
    As the pale parting-line in hair
    Across the heath.”
    —Thomas Hardy (1840–1928)