William Vaughn Moody

thumb| 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! 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 declareStruggle hath deeper peace than sleep can bring. The Masque of Judgment (1900), Act III, Sc. 2. The Fire-Bringer (1904) Full text online thumb| Hark, below, the many-voiced earth,The chanting of the old religious trees,Rustle of far-off waters, woven soundsOf small and multitudinous lives awake,Peopling the grasses and the pools with joy,Uttering their meaning to the mystic night! Time softly thereLaughs through the abyss of radiance with the gods. Act II. The gods despise enforcèd offerings.When the heart brings its dearest and its lastThen only will they hear—if then, if then! Act II. Bring me your children hither. … 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! Prometheus, in Act II. Hark, below, the many-voiced earth,The chanting of the old religious trees,Rustle of far-off waters, woven soundsOf small and multitudinous lives awake,Peopling the grasses and the pools with joy,Uttering their meaning to the mystic night! ' Act II. External links Profile at Poem Hunter The Poems and Plays of William Vaughn Moody (1912) NNDb Category:People from Indiana Category:Academics from the United States Category:Playwrights from the United States Category:Poets from the United States Category:1869 births Category:1910 deaths Category:Harvard University alumni Category:Yale University alumni Category:Harvard University faculty Category:University of Chicago faculty Category:Deaths from disease