Elinor Morton Wylie (September 7, 1885 – December 16, 1928) was an American poet and novelist popular in the 1920s and 1930s. "She was famous during her life almost as much for her ethereal beauty and personality as for her melodious, sensuous poetry."
Famous quotes by elinor wylie:
“The ermine muffled mouth and chin;
I could not suck the moonlight in.”
—Elinor Wylie (1885–1928)
“My lord, adjudge my strength, and set me where
I bear a little more than I can bear.”
—Elinor Wylie (1885–1928)
“I hereby swear that to uphold your house
I would lay my bones in quick destroying lime”
—Elinor Wylie (1885–1928)
“I shall lie folded like a saint,
Lapped in a scented linen sheet,
On a bedstead striped with bright-blue paint,
Narrow and cold and neat.”
—Elinor Wylie (1885–1928)
“Along the pavement my footsoles
Trod warily on living coals.”
—Elinor Wylie (1885–1928)