Larkin

Famous quotes containing the word larkin:

    “Child in the womb,
    Or saint on a tomb
    Which way shall I lie
    To fall asleep?”
    —Philip Larkin (1922–1986)

    “The wine heats temper and complexion:
    Oath-enforced assertions fly
    On rheumy fevers, resurrection,
    Regicide and rabbit pie.”
    —Philip Larkin (1922–1986)

    ““A woman has ten claws,”
    Sang the drunken boatswain....”
    —Philip Larkin (1922–1986)