Then at last he began to think, and to expound his thoughts with the authority of a great bard.

Carolan is often referred to as the last of the great bards and is considered by many to be Ireland's national composer.

Homer: The great bard.

"He was a great bard," put in the warrior next to Simon.

I sing daily with my Bunyan, that great bard, 'I dwell already the next door to Heaven!'

I sing daily with Bunian, that great bard.

By Mephistophilis' arrangement, the great bards of ancient Greece have strummed their lyres for Faustus alone.

Ruskettle tried to sing the beast into submission, the mark of a great bard.

In this you stand side by side with the great bard in wanting your paintings to be appreciated and understood.

Probably every place along this stretch of the Mississippi claims some tie to the river's great bard, Mark Twain, and Galena is no exception.