Swift

Famous quotes containing the word swift:

“As with a moral view designed
To cure the vices of mankind;
His vein, ironically grave,
Exposed the fool, and lashed the knave;”
—Jonathan Swift (1667–1745)

“Under that rock that holds
the first swift kiss
of the spring-sun’s white, incandescent breath,
I’d seek
you flowers.”
—Hilda Doolittle (1886–1961)

“It is not what we learn in conversation that enriches us. It is the elation that comes of swift contact with tingling currents of thought.”
—Agnes Repplier (1858–1950)