Famous quotes containing the words kersey dighton patmore, coventry kersey dighton, dighton patmore, coventry kersey, kersey, dighton and/or patmore:
“Go thou to East, I West.
We will not say
There’s any hope, it is so far away.”
—Coventry Kersey Dighton Patmore (1823–1896)
“For want of me the world’s course will not fail:
When all its work is done, the lie shall rot;
The truth is great, and shall prevail,
When none cares whether it prevail or not.”
—Coventry Kersey Dighton Patmore (1823–1896)
“With all my will, but much against my heart,
We two now part.”
—Coventry Kersey Dighton Patmore (1823–1896)
“‘I saw you take his kiss!’ ‘’Tis true.’
‘O, modesty!’ ‘’Twas strictly kept:
‘He thought me asleep; at least, I knew
‘He thought I thought he thought I slept.’”
—Coventry Kersey Dighton Patmore (1823–1896)
“He had put, within his reach,
A box of counters and a red-veined stone,
A piece of glass abraded by the beach,
And six or seven shells,
A bottle with bluebells,
And two French copper coins, ranged there with careful art,”
—Coventry Kersey Dighton Patmore (1823–1896)
“‘I saw you take his kiss!’ ‘’Tis true.’
‘O, modesty!’ ‘’Twas strictly kept:
‘He thought me asleep; at least, I knew
‘He thought I thought he thought I slept.’”
—Coventry Kersey Dighton Patmore (1823–1896)
“With not one kiss, or a good-bye,
And the only loveless look the look with which you passed:
‘Twas all unlike your great and gracious ways.”
—Coventry Kersey Dighton Patmore (1823–1896)