"Drossy" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... measure of his angelic capacity, the wisdom and the poetry that lived on the lips, and in the thoughts, feelings, sentiments, and manners of the people. What he thus sucked in, he purged from its drossy mixtures, replenished with fresh vitality, and gave it back clothed in the grace and strength of his own clear spirit. He told the nation better—O how much better!—than any other could, just what it wanted ...
— Shakespeare: His Life, Art, And Characters, Volume I. • H. N. Hudson |
