Quote#Wisdom
My name is Norval; on the Grampian hills
Quote byJohn Home · 1722–1808
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Douglas (first performed 1756), Act ii, scene 1..
English (original)
My name is Norval; on the Grampian hills My father feeds his flocks; a frugal swain, Whose constant cares were to increase his store, And keep his only son, myself, at home.
— John Home
You may also like
In the first days Of my distracting grief, I found myself As women wish to be who love their lords.
A rude and boisterous captain of the sea.
I'll woo her as the lion wooes his brides.
The scene was changed. It was a bark that slowly held its way, And o'er its lee the coast of France in the light of evening lay; And on its deck a lady sat, who gazed with tearful eyes Upon the fast receding hills that dim and distant rise.
What great Effects from slender Causes flow!
So All is diff’rent, and yet All is One.