Ibsen wrote a kind of Times best seller he wasn't 100 years ahead of his time -- he was 10 years ahead. It was the feminist anthem of its time -- the YMCA of feminism.
Quotes about anthem (16 Quotes)
You will be pleased to know I stand obediently for the national anthem, though of course I would defend your right to remain seated should you so decide.
Written in support of abolishing the Corn Laws, it became Elliotts most famous poem. The Peoples Anthem When wilt thou save the people Oh, God of mercy When Not kings and lords, but nations Not thrones and crowns, but men Flowers of thy heart, of God they are. Let them not pass like weeds, away Their heritage a sunless day God save the people When wilt thou save the people Oh, God of mercy When The people Lord the people Not thrones and crowns, but men God save the people Thine they are, Thy children, as thy angels fair, Save them from bondage and despair. God save the people.
Anthem for Doomed Youth What passing-bells for these who die as cattle Only the monstrous anger of the guns. Only the stuttering rifles' rapid rattle Can patter out their hasty orisons. No mockeries for them no prayers nor bells, Nor any voice of mourning save the choirs, - The shrill, demented choirs of wailing shells And bugles calling for them from sad shires. What candles may be held to speed them all Not in the hands of boys, but in their eyes Shall shine the holy glimmers of good-byes. The pallor of girls' brows shall be their pall Their flowers the tenderness of patient minds, And each slow dusk a drawing-down of blinds.
The traditions of a nation are very important and the anthem written by Francis Scott Key in the early days of our nation should always be revered.
I would say to anyone attending the opening ceremony who wishes to pay their respect to the Queen to go ahead and sing the royal anthem anyway.
It's just not a big thing. It's like the secretary said, the anthem has been done in country, in hip hop. We wanted to give people a way of demonstrating their desire to want to be Americans.
Who loves a garden Finds within his soul Life's whole He hears the anthem of the soil While ingrates toil And sees beyond his little sphere The waving fronds of heaven, clear.
The national anthem belongs to the eighteenth century. In it you find us ordering God about to do our political dirty work.
An enlightening pastime is to make a list of favorite things that impact the senses. Not only does it provide a challenging exercise for the mind and memory, but it sharpens our appreciation of these golden moments in time. For example, one person's list of ten favorite sounds a distant train whistle a mother talking to her new baby the scrunch of leaves on a bright autumn day seagulls crying a hound baying in the woods at night the absolute silence of a mountain lake at sunset a crackling fire on a bitter day a stadium crowd singing the national anthem the screech of an airplane's tires as they touch down his wife's voice at morning. Try the exercise for favorite sounds, smells or sights. You may learn something about yourself.
Explain it as we may, a martial strain will urge a man into the front rank of battle sooner than an argument, and a fine anthem excite his devotion more certainly than a logical discourse.
She marking them begins a wailing note And sings extemporally a woeful ditty How love makes young men thrall and old men dote How love is wise in folly, foolish-witty Her heavy anthem still concludes in woe, And still the choir of echoes answer so.
Where through the long-drawn aisle and fretted vault, The pealing anthem swells the note of praise.
It has the passion, it has the respect, it has all of the things that you really want an anthem to have and it carries the melody.
My Generation is, without doubt, and all-time classic... I can't think of a better iconic anthem for HMV's new download service as it reaches out to existing fans and a new generation of music buyers alike.
I looked up and saw my flag. But I didn't hear my anthem. The quotation above from 6 ft 4 inch, 286 pound Silver Medalist Ghaffari (who broke down in tears on the medal stand) summed up his disappointment after an overtime loss to Aleksandr Karelin of Russia. A win would have given Ghaffari not only the Olympic gold medal but also his first victory over Karelin, something of which he has literally dreamed about after 20 meets between the two. Karelin dominates international competition in the sport.