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> [The after-silence, when the feast is o'er,And void the places where the minstrels stood,Differs in nought from what hath been before,And is nor ill nor good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-watson/the-after-silence-when-the-feast-is-o-er-and-void-the-places-where/)

[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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