The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations Preface

And by him sported on the green
His little grandchild Wilhelmine.
‘The Battle of Blenheim’
Now tell us all about the war,
And what they fought each other for.
‘The Battle of Blenheim’
‘And everybody praised the Duke,
Who this great fight did win.’
‘But what good came of it at last?’
Quoth little Peterkin.
‘Why that I cannot tell,’ said he,
‘But ’twas a famous victory.’
‘The Battle of Blenheim’
My name is Death: the last best friend am I.
‘Carmen Nuptiale’ ‘The Lay of the Laureate. The Dream’ 87
Curses are like young chickens, they always come home to roost.
‘The Curse of Kehama’ (1810) motto
Thou hast been called, O Sleep! the friend of Woe,
But ’tis the happy who have called thee so.
‘The Curse of Kehama’ (1810) canto 15, st. 12
No stir in the air, no stir in the sea,
The ship was still as she could be.
‘The Inchcape Rock’
Blue, darkly, deeply, beautifully blue.
‘Madoc’ (1805) pt. 1, canto 5 ‘Lincoya’ l. 102
We wage no war with women nor with priests.
‘Madoc’ (1805) pt. 1, canto 15 ‘The Excommunication’ l. 65
You are old, Father William, the young man cried,
The few locks which are left you are grey;
You are hale, Father William, a hearty old man,
Now tell me the reason, I pray.
‘The Old Man’s Comforts, and how he Gained them’.
In the days of my youth I remembered my God!
And He hath not forgotten my age.
‘The Old Man’s Comforts, and how he Gained them’
The arts babblative and scribblative.
‘Colloquies on the Progress and Prospects of Society’ (1829) coll. 10, pt. 2
The march of intellect.
‘Colloquies on the Progress and Prospects of Society’ (1829) coll. 14
Your true lover of literature is never fastidious.