--- title: "1 Percy-bysshe-shelley Quotes By Henry N. Beard" description: "1 Percy-bysshe-shelley quotes by Henry N. Beard. Plus more from Henry N. Beard and more Percy-bysshe-shelley sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9af/henry-n-beard-30905_cats_abyssinias-i-met-a-traveler-from-an-anti_1354401.jpg" --- > [“ Abyssinias "I met a traveler from an antique land Who said: A huge four-footed limestone form Sits in the desert, sinking in the sand. Its whiskered face, though marred by wind and storm, Still flaunts the dainty ears, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-n-beard/abyssinias-i-met-a-traveler-from-an-antique-land-who-said-a-huge-four/) [Henry N. Beard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-n-beard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9af/henry-n-beard-30905_cats_abyssinias-i-met-a-traveler-from-an-anti_1354401.jpg) ## More by Henry N. Beard > [ “Let us roam then, you and I, When the evening is splayed out across the sky \[...\] Paths that follow like a nagging accusation… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-n-beard/let-us-roam-then-you-and-i-when-the-evening-is-splayed-out-across-the/) [Henry N. Beard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-n-beard/) > [“ The Prologue to TERRITORY LOST "Of cats' first disobedience, and the height Of that forbidden tree whose doom'd ascent Brought man into the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-n-beard/the-prologue-to-territory-lost-of-cats-first-disobedience-and-the/) [Henry N. Beard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-n-beard/) > [“ To a Vase "How do I break thee? Let me count the ways. I break thee if thou art at any height My…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-n-beard/to-a-vase-how-do-i-break-thee-let-me-count-the-ways-i-break-thee-if/) [Henry N. Beard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-n-beard/) > [“ The End of the Raven "On a night quite unenchanting, when the rain was downward slanting I awakened to the ranting of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-n-beard/the-end-of-the-raven-on-a-night-quite-unenchanting-when-the-rain-was/) [Henry N. Beard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-n-beard/) > [“He would have finished Goddam off then and there, but pity stayed his hand. 'It's a pity I've run out of bullets,' he thought.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-n-beard/he-would-have-finished-goddam-off-then-and-there-but-pity-stayed-his/) [Henry N. Beard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-n-beard/) > [“Ah, fish, there is no fare Quite like a flounder! They surely will not miss A piece or two from stacks of sole like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-n-beard/ah-fish-there-is-no-fare-quite-like-a-flounder-they-surely-will-not/) [Henry N. Beard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-n-beard/) > [“ Mealtime "A mousie squealing in a trap Woke me from my morning nap. Wasn't he so very sweet To tell me it was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-n-beard/mealtime-a-mousie-squealing-in-a-trap-woke-me-from-my-morning-nap/) [Henry N. Beard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-n-beard/) > [“And indeed there will be time To wonder, 'Do I shed?' and, 'Do I shed?' Time to turn back and stretch out on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-n-beard/and-indeed-there-will-be-time-to-wonder-do-i-shed-and-do-i-shed-time/) [Henry N. Beard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-n-beard/) > [“Behold the day-break! I awaken you by sitting on your chest and purring in your face, I stir you with muscular paw-prods, I rouse…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-n-beard/behold-the-day-break-i-awaken-you-by-sitting-on-your-chest-and/) [Henry N. Beard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-n-beard/) > [“You can never know where I am or what I am, But I am good company to you nonetheless, And really do regret I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-n-beard/you-can-never-know-where-i-am-or-what-i-am-but-i-am-good-company-to/) [Henry N. Beard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-n-beard/) > [“ Abyssinias "I met a traveler from an antique land Who said: A huge four-footed limestone form Sits in the desert, sinking in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-n-beard/abyssinias-i-met-a-traveler-from-an-antique-land-who-said-a-huge-four/) [Henry N. Beard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-n-beard/) > [“The noisy jay swoops by and reviles me, he complains of my meow and my malingering. I too am not a bit subdued, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-n-beard/the-noisy-jay-swoops-by-and-reviles-me-he-complains-of-my-meow-and-my/) [Henry N. 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