Nathalia Crane quotes - page 2

The very serpents bite their tails; the bees forget to sting, For a language so celestial setteth up a wondering. And the touch of absent mindedness is more than any line, Since direction counts for nothing when the gods set up a sign. (Nathalia Crane)
Finally she faltered; Saw at last, forsooth, Every gaudy color Is a bit of truth. Then the gates were opened; Miracles were seen; That instructed damsel Donned a gown of green;Wore it in a churchyard, All arrayed with care; And a painted rainbow Shone above her there. View quote
Nathalia Crane
Treating the sword blade the same as the staff, Turning the chariot wheel into chaff. Toppling a pillar and nudging a wall, Building a sand pile to counter each fall. Yielding to nothing - not even the rose, The dust has its reasons wherever it goes. View quote
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The gods released a vision on a world forespent and dull; They sent it as a challenge by the sea hawk and the gull.It roused the Norman eagerness, the Albion cliffs turned red: "You fly the wings of logic - can you fly the wings of lead? View quote
Nathalia Crane

Nathalia Crane

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Occupation: American Poet
Born: August 11, 1913
Died: October 22, 1998
Quotes count: 29
Wikipedia: Nathalia Crane

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