William Vaughn Moody



William Vaughn Moody (July 8 1869 – October 17 1910) was a U.S. dramatist and poet.

Quotes

 * Passion is power, And, kindly tempered, saves. All things declare Struggle hath deeper peace than sleep can bring.
 * The Masque of Judgment (1900), Act III, Sc. 2.

The Fire-Bringer (1904)

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 * Time softly there Laughs through the abyss of radiance with the gods.
 * Act II.


 * The gods despise enforcèd offerings. When the heart brings its dearest and its last Then only will they hear—if then, if then!
 * Act II.

… Unto this twain, man-child and womanchild, I give the passion of this element; This seed of longing, substance of this love; This power, this purity, this annihilation. Let their hands light the altar of the world. 'T is yours forever. I have brought it home!
 * Bring me your children hither.
 * Prometheus, in Act II.


 * Hark, below, the many-voiced earth, The chanting of the old religious trees, Rustle of far-off waters, woven sounds Of small and multitudinous lives awake, Peopling the grasses and the pools with joy, Uttering their meaning to the mystic night!
 * ' Act II.