[I]f the horne have this situation, and be so forwardly affixed, a
[I]f the horne have this situation, and be so forwardly affixed, as is described, it will not be easily conceived, how it can feed from the ground… – Thomas Browne (1605–1682)

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[O]ur Unicorn sings ravishing melodies for those who possess the inner ear of mystics and poets. – James Huneker, Unicorns, 1906–1917 [The book is a collection of essays abo

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The unicorn, she said, was a marvelous beast, shining with honor, wisdom and strength. Just to see him strengthened the soul. – Megan Lindholm, “The Unicorn in the Maze,” 1988

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The Unicorn — the wild, white, fierce, chaste Moon, whose two horns, unlike those of mortal creatures, are indissolubly twisted into one, whose brilliant horn drives away the darkness and evil of the night. – Robert Brown, The Unicorn: A Mythological Investigation, 1881, wording slightly

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I believe that the Unicorn may come to represent… the realm of art…. Bereft of a complete fable, the Unicorn has earned a place in our imagination as an arcanum, an emblem of what we do not know. – Roger Shattuck (1923–2005), “The Sphinx and the Unicorn,” Forbidden Knowle

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Every relationship that we have in our lives – our contact with each person, place, and event – serves a very special, if yet to be realized purpose: They are mirrors that can serve to show us things about ourselves that can be realized in no other way. – Guy Finley

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I tell you Wellington is a bad general, the English are bad soldiers; we will settle this matter by lunch time. – Napoleon Bonaparte