Wilbur

Famous quotes containing the word wilbur:

    “Forgive the hero, you who would have died
    Gladly with all you knew; he rode that tide
    To Ararat; all men are Noah’s sons.”
    —Richard Wilbur (b. 1921)

    “The good grey guardians of art
    Patrol the halls on spongy shoes,
    Impartially protective, though
    Perhaps suspicious of Toulouse.”
    —Richard Wilbur (b. 1921)

    “Haul them off! Hide them!
    The heart winces
    For junk and gimcrack,
    for jerrybuilt things
    And the men who make them
    for a little money,”
    —Richard Wilbur (b. 1921)