Liberty's in every blow! Let us do or die.
Robert BurnsRead
Auld Nature swears the lovely dears Her noblest work she classes, O; Her 'prentice han' she tried on man, And then she made the lasses, O!
Interpretation
Nature's greatest creations are humans, and women are its finest work.
In this quote, Robert Burns reflects on the idea that nature sees its finest creation in women, having experimented with man before. The playful tone highlights the beauty and significance of women as a culmination of nature's efforts, suggesting a reverence for femininity and its vital role in human existence.
In practice
This quote can be used in a women's empowerment speech to highlight the importance of women.
Liberty's in every blow! Let us do or die.
I'm truly sorry man's dominion has broken Nature's social union.
Love's first snow-drop, virgin kiss.
All-cheering Plenty, with her flowing horn, Led yellow Autumn, wreath'd with nodding corn.
Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And never brought to min?
Apropos, is not the Scotch phrase 'Auld Lang Syne' exceedingly expressive? I shall give you the verses on the other sheet. The words of 'Auld Lang Syne' are good, but the music is an old air, the rudiments of the modern tune of that name. ... Dare to be honest and fear no labor. ... Opera is where a man gets stabbed in the back, and instead of dying, he sings. ... Chords that vibrate sweetest pleasure thrill the deepest notes of woe. ... Critics! Those cut-throat bandits in the paths of fame.
I'm hopeful that we'll be able to study the ocean before we destroy it.
A power of Butterfly must be - The Aptitude to fly Meadows of Majesty concedes And easy Sweeps of Sky -
We think of our land and water and human resources not as static and sterile possessions but as life giving assets to be directed by wise provisions for future days.
The earth's crust has not yet stopped heaving and plunging under our feet. Mountain ranges are still being thrust up on the horizon. Granites are still growing under the continental masses. Nor has the organic world ceased to produce new buds at the tips of its countless branches.
Nature does require her time of preservation, which perforce, I her frail son amongst my brethren mortal, must give my attendance to.
In Holland and Belgium, and afterwards in England, my happiest moments were in the country. I've always had a passion for the outdoors, for trees, for birds and flowers.
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