Quote#Nature
The tender Evenlode that makes
Quote byHilaire Belloc · 1870–1953
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Verses (1910), "Dedicatory Ode", stanzas 31–32.
English (original)
The tender Evenlode that makes Her meadows hush to hear the sound Of waters mingling in the brakes, And binds my heart to English ground.A lovely river, all alone, She lingers in the hills and holds A hundred little towns of stone, Forgotten in the western wolds.
— Hilaire Belloc
More from Hilaire Belloc
It is sometimes necessary to lie damnably in the interests of the nation.
It is the best of all trades, to make songs, and the second best to sing them.
Is there no Latin word for Tea? Upon my soul, if I had known that I would have left the vulgar stuff alone.
Whatever happens, we have got The Maxim gun, and they have not.
Gentlemen, I am a Catholic. As far as possible, I go to Mass every day. This [taking a rosary out of his pocket] is a rosary. As far as possible, I kneel down and tell these beads every day. If you reject me on account of my religion, I …
I'm tired of Love; I'm still more tired of Rhyme. But money gives me pleasure all the time.