Logo
Quote by Lafcadio Hearn
At last, in 1611, was made, under the auspices of King James, the

At last, in 1611, was made, under the auspices of King James, the famous King James version and this is the great literary monument of the English language. – Lafcadio Hearn

Other quotes by Lafcadio Hearn

I often imagine that the longer he studies English literature the more the Japanese student must be astonished at the extraordinary predominance given to the passion of love both in fiction and in poetry. – Lafcadio Hearn

Category:
Poetry
Author
Lafcadio Hearn
Read Quote

It has been wisely observed by the greatest of modern thinkers that mankind has progressed more rapidly in every other respect than in morality. – Lafcadio Hearn

Category:
respect
Author
Lafcadio Hearn
Read Quote

The subject of Finnish poetry ought to have a special interest for the Japanese student, if only for the reason that Finnish poetry comes more closely in many respects to Japanese poetry than any other form of Western poetry. – Lafcadio Hearn

Category:
Poetry
Author
Lafcadio Hearn
Read Quote
Other Quotes from
famous
category

I have never wanted to be famous, as such – fame is a by-product. – Steve Coogan

Category:
famous

I was never very interested in boys – and there were plenty of them – vying with one another to see how many famous women they would get into the hay. – Bette Davis

Category:
famous

The first time I went to Johnny Depps house in LA is when I realized what I was getting myself into. I knew he was famous, but I didnt really know what that entailed. – Kate Moss

Category:
famous

My goal was just to work regularly. I didnt ever expect to be rich or famous. I wanted to be a working character actor. – Harrison Ford

Category:
famous

Random Quotes

I love Poseidon. His trident – his weapon – is really cool. – Kellan Lutz

Category:
cool

You always want to go out there with the best book possible, so I listen to what my editors say, and even if they dont know how to fix it, I always seem to find a way. Trust Your Eyes is the best book Ive written, and I dont know if I can do any better. – Linwood Barclay

Category:
Trust

With reasonable men, I will reason with humane men I will plead but to tyrants I will give no quarter, nor waste arguments where they will certainly be lost. – William Lloyd Garrison

Category:
Men

Im sure I am impatient sometimes. I sure do get angry sometimes. I think its outrageous how hard it is to get this country to feed its children and to take care of its children, to give them a decent education. – Marian Wright Edelman

Category:
Education