Famous quotes containing the words cecil day lewis, cecil day, day and/or lewis:
“Wed like to fight but we fear defeat,
Wed like to work but were feeling too weak,
Wed like to be sick but wed get the sack,
Wed like to behave, wed like to believe,
Wed like to love, but weve lost the knack.”
—Cecil Day Lewis (19041972)
“Move then with new desires,
For where we used to build and love
Is no mans land, and only ghosts can live
Between two fires.”
—Cecil Day Lewis (19041972)
“I skirted the margin alders for miles and miles
In a sweeping line.
The day was the day by every flower that blooms,
But I saw no sign.”
—Robert Frost (18741963)
“Wed like to fight but we fear defeat,
Wed like to work but were feeling too weak,
Wed like to be sick but wed get the sack,
Wed like to behave, wed like to believe,
Wed like to love, but weve lost the knack.”
—Cecil Day Lewis (19041972)