Barnes

Famous quotes containing the word barnes:

    “But no. Too soon I voun’ my charm abroke.
    Noo comely soul in white like her—
    Noo soul a-steppen light like her—
    An’ nwone o’ comely height like her—
    Went by; but all my grief agean awoke.”
    —William Barnes (1801–1886)

    “And I alone of all mankind
    Were left in loneliness behind.”
    —William Barnes (1801–1886)

    “The night is a skin pulled over the head of day that the day may be in torment.”
    —Djuna Barnes (1892–1982)