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:
“Along the pavement my footsoles
Trod warily on living coals.”
—Elinor Wylie (1885–1928)
“The ermine muffled mouth and chin;
I could not suck the moonlight in.”
—Elinor Wylie (1885–1928)
“That spring, briefer than apple-blossom’s breath,
Summer, so much too beautiful to stay,
Swift autumn, like a bonfire of leaves,
And sleepy winter, like the sleep of death.”
—Elinor Wylie (1885–1928)
“Peaches grow wild, and pigs can live in clover;
A barrel of salted herrings lasts a year;
The spring begins before the winter’s over.”
—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)