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)

“Leaves of the summer, lovely summer’s pride,
Sweet is the shade below your silent tree,”
—William Barnes (1801–1886)

“After all, it is not where one washes one’s neck that counts but where one moistens one’s throat.”
—Djuna Barnes (1892–1982)