The stone unhewn and cold
Becomes a living mould,
Monument to the Battle of the Nation (Völkerschlachtdenkmal), Straße des 18. Oktober, 04227 Leipzig, Germany
The more the marble wastes,
The more the statue grows.
From Michelangelo’s sonnet addressed to Vittoria Colonna (translated 1868)
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Can this last long?
King William III, Brixham, Devon, TQ5
William III’s last words (1702)
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There are several sorts of religions, not only in different parts of the island, but even in every town;
L Cubitt Bevis' St Thomas More, Chelsea Old Church, Kensington & Chelsea, SW3
some worshipping the sun, others the moon or one of the planets.
From Thomas More’s Utopia (1516)
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