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> [O ye by wandering tempest sown 'Neath every alien star, Forget not whence the breath was blown That wafted you afar! For ye are still her ancient seed On younger soil let fall— Children of Britain's island-breed, To whom the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-watson/o-ye-by-wandering-tempest-sown-neath-every-alien-star-forget-not/)

[William Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-watson/)

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## More by William Watson

> [And though circuitous and obscureThe feet of Nemesis how sure!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-watson/and-though-circuitous-and-obscurethe-feet-of-nemesis-how-sure/)

[William Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-watson/)

> [Deemest thou laborOnly is earnest?Grave is all beauty,Solemn is joy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-watson/deemest-thou-laboronly-is-earnest-grave-is-all-beauty-solemn-is-joy/)

[William Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-watson/)

> [Hate and mistrust are the children of blindness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-watson/hate-and-mistrust-are-the-children-of-blindness/)

[William Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-watson/)

> [The thirst to know and understand a large and liberal discontent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-watson/the-thirst-to-know-and-understand-a-large-and-liberal-discontent/)

[William Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-watson/)

> [She is not old, she is not young, The Woman with the Serpent's Tongue. The haggard cheek, the hungering eye, The poisoned words that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-watson/she-is-not-old-she-is-not-young-the-woman-with-the-serpent-s-tongue/)

[William Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-watson/)

> [Lord of the golden tongue and smiting eyes; Great out of season and untimely wise: A man whose virtue, genius, grandeur, worth, Wrought deadlier…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-watson/lord-of-the-golden-tongue-and-smiting-eyes-great-out-of-season-and/)

[William Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-watson/)

> [Empires dissolve and peoples disappear, song passes not away.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-watson/empires-dissolve-and-peoples-disappear-song-passes-not-away/)

[William Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-watson/)

> [April, April Laugh thy girlish laughter; Then, the moment after, Weep thy girlish tears.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-watson/april-april-laugh-thy-girlish-laughter-then-the-moment-after-weep-thy/)

[William Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-watson/)

> [His friends he loved. His direst earthly foe - Cats-I believe he did but feign to hate. My hand will miss the insinuated nose,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-watson/his-friends-he-loved-his-direst-earthly-foe-cats-i-believe-he-did-but/)

[William Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-watson/)

> [Best they honor thee Who honor in thee only what is best.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-watson/best-they-honor-thee-who-honor-in-thee-only-what-is-best/)

[William Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-watson/)

> [Personally, I do not believe that we shall have greater armaments in the future than we have had in the past. On the contrary,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-watson/personally-i-do-not-believe-that-we-shall-have-greater-armaments-in/)

[William Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-watson/)

> [Fiat justitia et ruant coeli. Let justice be done, though the heavens may fall. See Ferdinand I 320:1.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-watson/fiat-justitia-et-ruant-coeli-let-justice-be-done-though-the-heavens/)

[William Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-watson/)

> [In this world with starry dome,Floored with gemlike plains and seas,Shall I never feel at home,Never wholly be at ease?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-watson/in-this-world-with-starry-dome-floored-with-gemlike-plains-and-seas/)

[William Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-watson/)

> [Too long, that some may rest, tired millions toil unblest.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-watson/too-long-that-some-may-rest-tired-millions-toil-unblest/)

[William Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-watson/)

> [Song is not Truth, not Wisdom, but the rose Upon Truths lips, the light in Wisdom's eyes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-watson/song-is-not-truth-not-wisdom-but-the-rose-upon-truths-lips-the-light/)

[William Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-watson/)

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