Bysshe Shelley

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    My soul is an enchanted Boat
    —Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822)

    Reviewers, with some rare exceptions, are a most stupid and malignant race. As a bankrupt thief turns thief-taker in despair, so an unsuccessful author turns critic.
    —Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822)

    Thy sweet child Sleep, the filmy-eyed,
    Murmured like a noontide bee,
    Shall I nestle near thy side?
    Wouldst thou me?—And I replied,
    No, not thee!
    —Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822)