Douglas Jerrold

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    Earth is here so kind, that just tickle her with a hoe and she laughs with a harvest.
    Douglas Jerrold (1803–1857)

    How can I live among this gentle
    absolescent breed of heroes, and not weep?
    Unicorns, almost,
    for they are falling into two legends
    in which their stupidity and chivalry
    are celebrated. Each, fool and herb, will be an immortal.
    —Keith Douglas (1920–1944)

    Love’s like the measles—all the worse when it comes late in life.
    —Douglas Jerrold (1803–1857)