Minstrels Quotes

24 quotes by 21 authors

During the reign of Rameses III (the Twentieth Dynasty) Egypt saw a flowering of its civilization and the harp became the royal instrument of priests… — Corinne Heline
Sweet Mercy! to the gates of heaven This minstrel lead, his sins forgiven; The rueful conflict, the heart riven With vain endeavour, And memory of… — William Wordsworth
Breathes there the man, with soul so dead, Who never to himself hath said, This is my own, my native land! Whose heart hath ne'er… — Walter Scott
In the society of illusion, reality must manifest itself. The story songs of Joel Rafael are that manifestation... the essence of minstrel. — John Trudell
I extract what I consider the best material from different sources. But often the material I perform comes from a very strange location in history,… — Leon Redbone
The way was long, the wind was cold, The Minstrel was infirm and old; His withered cheek, and tresses gray, Seemed to have know a… — Walter Scott
O for the gentleness of old Romance, the simple planning of a minstrel's song! — John Keats
The inner music of the Soul is the real song. It's tunes are self-existing and self-supporting and need no outer aids of hands, feet or… — Kirpal Singh
Your roots, your family, your friends all become so much more important to you as you get older, especially if you are a wandering minstrel… — Amanda Donohoe
I'm not comfortable with just entertaining. Although I like entertaining, I also like bringing forward the truth of our times as minstrels used to in… — Serj Tankian
I subscribe to that school of thespian - to be a wandering minstrel or traveling player, a thing ofrags and patches, of ballads, songs and… — Julian Sands
And I remember most of what I know that is good and true and lasting has come not from scholars but from minstrels and gypsies… — Robert James Waller
I didn't know folk music growing up, no. It's something I've come to study, really, because I think there's so much to learn from traditional… — PJ Harvey
I have the instincts of a minstrel rather than those of a scrivener. There you have it. We are not of the same trade at… — John Steinbeck
Twilight's soft dews steal o'er the village-green, With magic tints to harmonize the scene. Stilled is the hum that through the hamlet broke When round… — Samuel Rogers
Is there any sign of spring quite so welcome as the glint of the first bluebird unless it is his softly whistled song? No wonder… — Neltje Blanchan
You cannot begin to imagine the shock I had when I came down on the floor for the first time. First of all, there's this… — William Shatner
I have stolen princesses back from sleeping barrow kings. I burned down the town of Trebon. I have spent the night with Felurian and left… — Patrick Rothfuss
The only ones who ever come here from your lands are the minstrels, and the lovers, and the mad. And you don't look like much… — Neil Gaiman
Every lover is, in his heart, a madman, and, in his head, a minstrel. — Neil Gaiman

Who Wrote These Minstrels Quotes

21 authors contributed a total of 24 Minstrels Quotes as follows: