Dante Gabriel Rossetti quotes
Dante Gabriel Rossetti was an English poet, painter, and translator, and a founding member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. His work is known for its vivid imagery, sensuality, and medieval themes. He became a central figure in Victorian art and literature, deeply influencing generations of artists and writers. Here are 38 of his quotes:
Tell me now in what hidden way is
Lady Flora the lovely Roman?
Where's Hipparchia, and where is Thais,
Neither of them the fairer woman?
Where is Echo, beheld of no man,
Only heard on river and mere-
She whose beauty was more than human?-
But where are the snows of yester-year?
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Now kiss, and think that there are really those,
My own high-bosom'd beauty, who increase
Vain gold, vain lore, and yet might choose our way!
Through many years they toil; then on a day
They die not, - for their life was death, - but cease;
And round their narrow lips the mould falls close.
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Eat thou and drink; to-morrow thou shalt die.
Surely the earth, that's wise being very old,
Needs not our help. Then loose me, love, and hold
Thy sultry hair up from my face; that I
May pour for thee this golden wine, brim-high,
Till round the glass thy fingers glow like gold.
We'll drown all hours: thy song, while hours are toll'd,
Shall leap, as fountains veil the changing sky.
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Occupation: English Poet
Born: May 12, 1828
Died: April 9, 1882
Quotes count: 38
Wikipedia: Dante Gabriel Rossetti
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