Famous Quotes from ...
William Wetmore Story
- Those black eyes I once so praisedNow are hard and sharp and cold;Where's the love that through them blazed?Where's the tenderness of old?... William Wetmore Story {view}
- Give me the old enthusiasms back,Give me the ardent longings that I lack, --The glorious dreams that fooled me in my youth,The sweet mirage that lured me on its track. . . .... William Wetmore Story {view}
- When, full of warm and eager love,I clasp you in my fond embrace,You gently push me back and say,"Take care, my dear, you'll spoil my lace."... William Wetmore Story {view}
- On the broken stem of dreamsOnly disappointments grow.... William Wetmore Story {view}