Epigrams

But so it is, even in the briefest and starkest rendering of these epigrams from the Greek the humanism and dignity of the original transfer themselves, making something, if less than verse, yet more than prose; as Byron said of Sheridan's speeches, neither poetry nor oratory, but better than either. ❋ Edgar Lee Masters (1909)

And the endless 'epigrams' - often seemingly just an excuse for the author to show off the arcane medical knowledge he has gleaned from his research, as he crafts obscure metaphors around bodily function at the cellular level - are just excruciatingly crass. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Colet became More's confessor and Lilly vied with him in translating epigrams from the Greek Anthology into Latin, then joint productions being published in 1518 (Progymnasnata T. More et Gul. ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)

Less agreeable than the epigrams are the official panegyrics on emperors and their achievements, which unfortunately even the best writers often could not escape composing. ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)

Each book is divided into chapters which are arranged alphabetically by subject, with the exception of the seventh book, consisting of amatory epigrams, which is not subdivided. ❋ Anonymous (1902)

Brann's range of literary form was limited by his single avenue of publication through the columns of a one-man paper, and varied from the ten-word epigrams of Salmagundi to the ten-thousand word article or published lecture. ❋ Unknown (1898)

I could select hundreds of phrases which Mr. Meredith would probably call epigrams, and I would defy anyone to say they were wise, graceful or witty. ❋ Unknown (1892)

After these so-called epigrams come fifteen _Sonnets_, eleven of which are easily recognisable amongst the ❋ John W. Hales (1875)

These slips were in folio, and after the rather startling announcement, "Clear the track, the train is coming," gave a choice excerpt from the so-called epigrams woven in Mr. Train's speeches on the female suffrage and kindred topics question. ❋ Staff (1867)

His epigrams were the bitterest, the least laboured, and the truest, that ever were written. ❋ William Hazlitt (1804)

There had been some composing of verses, now happily lost, and some more significant distribution of "epigrams" and "caricatures" to the vexation of various worthy persons. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Marc Ambinder: "Palin speaks in 140-word epigrams: fragments that are icky to the ears of more polished speakers but convey meta-data -- she understands this. ❋ Unknown (2010)

New Britaniola, Old Newfound-Land, "etc. Among the" epigrams "are a number of verses, in which he pays a tribute to leading North American colonizers, sets out the advantages offered by the new colony, and makes many apt and wise observations regarding colonization. ❋ Frederick Edwin Smith Birkenhead (1901)

There are memorable epigrams "Syrah without a hillside is like Saint George without a dragon: boring," or "Beaujolais should not be a civilized society lady; it is the one-night stand of wines", and Mr. Lynch is even better when he is evoking a person or a place. ❋ Lettie Teague (2011)

The book itself features additional adulatory quotes from the writers Vickie Stringer and Susan Fales-Hill "Whether yours is large or small, rounded or flat, flaunt it, embrace it, cherish it." as well as epigrams from the recording artist Adam Levine of Maroon 5. ❋ Marshall Heyman (2011)

He was as capable as Wilde of writing snappy epigrams, but as his writing matured "my dialogue was becoming more natural and less elaborate and I was beginning to concentrate more on the comedy values of situation rather than the comedy values of actual lines." ❋ Jonathan Yardley (2010)

Brutality I had experienced, but it was the brutality of the intellect — the cutting sarcasm of Charley Furuseth, the cruel epigrams and occasional harsh witticisms of the fellows at the Bibelot, and the nasty remarks of some of the professors during my undergraduate days. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Guy 1: Hey man.. I just [bought] an epigram from Shawnquese last night! Guy 2: Bro... [you won't] be able to smell for [two weeks].. ❋ Po Boy (2013)

Larry: Dude this black [Berry] Kush got me so stoned. [Kreg]: Man that must be an [epigram] ❋ Fuckingbeastyasscraig (2012)