Shakespeare, William -- Macbeth, Act 4, sc. 1, l. 44ff (4.1.44-45) (1606)

Dave — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 15:15:00 +0000

SECOND WITCH: By the pricking of my thumbs,
Something wicked this way comes.

William Shakespeare (1564–1616) English dramatist and poet
Macbeth, Act 4, sc. 1, l. 44ff (4.1.44-45) (1606)

Often misquoted as "prickling."

Emerson, Ralph Waldo -- “Lecture on the Times,” Boston (1841-12-02)

Dave — Tue, 17 Oct 2017 21:18:39 +0000

There comes now and then a bolder spirit, I should rather say, a more surrendered soul, more informed and led by God, which is much in advance of the rest, quite beyond their sympathy, but predicts what shall soon be the general fullness; as when we stand by the seashore, whilst the tide is coming in, a wave comes up the beach far higher than any foregoing one, and recedes; and for a long while none comes up to that mark; but after some time the whole sea is there and beyond it.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) American essayist, lecturer, poet
“Lecture on the Times,” Boston (1841-12-02)

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Shakespeare, William -- Macbeth, Act 4, sc. 1, l. 44ff (4.1.44-45) (1606)

Emerson, Ralph Waldo -- “Lecture on the Times,” Boston (1841-12-02)