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)

    We are beginning to wonder whether a servant girl hasn’t the best of it after all. She knows how the salad tastes without the dressing, and she knows how life’s lived before it gets to the parlor door.
    —Djuna Barnes (1892–1982)

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