Wilbur

Famous quotes containing the word wilbur:

“I started in to cry and call his name,

Asking forgiveness of his tongueless head.
. . . I dreamt the past was never past redeeming:
But whether this was false or honest dreaming
I beg death’s pardon now. And mourn the dead.”
—Richard Wilbur (b. 1921)

“Once in his lifetime every artist feels the hand of God and creates something that comes alive.”
—Crane Wilbur (1889–1973)

“Roland, who to Charles his King
And to the dove that hatched the dovetailed world
Was faithful unto death, and shamed the Devil.”
—Richard Wilbur (b. 1921)