Quote of the Day
Authors Categories Blog Quote Maker Videos
 

Algernon Charles Swinburne Quotes: Thou hast conquered, O pale Galilean; the world has grown grey from thy breath;/ We have drunken of things Lethean, and fed on the fullness of death
         

Thou hast conquered, O pale Galilean; the world has grown grey from thy breath;/ We have drunken of things Lethean, and fed on the fullness of death


Algernon Charles Swinburne
Check all other quotes by Algernon Charles Swinburne

Want to display this quote image on your website or blog? Simply copy and paste the below code on your website/blog.

Embed:

Format of this image is jpg. The width and height of image are 1200 and 630, repectively. This image is available for free to download.





Citation

Use the citation below to add this quote to your bibliography:


Styles:

×

MLA Style Citation


"Algernon Charles Swinburne Quotes." Quoteslyfe.com, 2024. Fri. 03 May. 2024. <https://www.quoteslyfe.com/quote/Thou-hast-conquered-O-pale-Galilean-the-357033>.





Check out


Other quotes of Algernon Charles Swinburne


Heart's ease of pansy, pleasure or thought, Which would the picture give us of these? Surely the heart that conceived it sought Heart's ease.

Heart's ease of pansy, pleasure or thought, Which would the picture give us of these? Surely the heart that conceived it sought Heart's ease.



Body and spirit are twins: God only knows which is which.

Body and spirit are twins: God only knows which is which.





I remember the way we parted, The day and the way we met; You hoped we were both broken-hearted And knew we should both forget.

I remember the way we parted, The day and the way we met; You hoped we were both broken-hearted And knew we should both forget.



The tadpole poet will never grow into anything bigger than a frog.

The tadpole poet will never grow into anything bigger than a frog.



A little soul scarce fledged for earth Takes wing with heaven again for goal, Even while we hailed as fresh from birth A little soul.

A little soul scarce fledged for earth Takes wing with heaven again for goal, Even while we hailed as fresh from birth A little soul.



When the hounds of Spring are on winter's traces, The mother of months in meadow or plain Fills the shadows and windy places With lisp of leaves and ripple of rain.

When the hounds of Spring are on winter's traces, The mother of months in meadow or plain Fills the shadows and windy places With lisp of leaves and ripple of rain.



Love, as is told by the seers of old, Comes as a butterfly tipped with gold, Flutters and flies in sunlit skies, Weaving round hearts that were one time cold.

Love, as is told by the seers of old, Comes as a butterfly tipped with gold, Flutters and flies in sunlit skies, Weaving round hearts that were one time cold.



His life is a watch or a vision Between a sleep and a sleep.

His life is a watch or a vision Between a sleep and a sleep.





Other quotes you may like



When ambition ends, happiness begins.

When ambition ends, happiness begins.



Garry Shandling was an actor's actor. He really cares about the performance. It was really interesting to watch him talk about motives and motivation and stuff. He really knows the craft.

Garry Shandling was an actor's actor. He really cares about the performance. It was really interesting to watch him talk about motives and motivation and stuff. He really knows the craft.



Anyone who goes on the stage is a show-off, aren't they? Acting's weird.

Anyone who goes on the stage is a show-off, aren't they? Acting's weird.



Nature does not forgive.

Nature does not forgive.



You need to believe in your passion, no matter how stupid or insane that might make you look to the rest of the world.

You need to believe in your passion, no matter how stupid or insane that might make you look to the rest of the world.



Punk rock will never die, until something more dangerous replaces it.

Punk rock will never die, until something more dangerous replaces it.



I'm not interested in having an orchestra sound like itself. I want it to sound like the composer.

I'm not interested in having an orchestra sound like itself. I want it to sound like the composer.



In our day there are no longer any ideas, or they are scarcer than hens' teeth.

In our day there are no longer any ideas, or they are scarcer than hens' teeth.



I know of no manner of speaking so offensive as that of giving praise, and closing it with an exception.

I know of no manner of speaking so offensive as that of giving praise, and closing it with an exception.




Quote Description


This page presents the quote "Thou hast conquered, O pale Galilean; the world has grown grey from thy breath;/ We have drunken of things Lethean, and fed on the fullness of death". Author of this quote is Algernon Charles Swinburne. This quote is about death, grey, pale, pagan, fullness, world,.