“ Where dead minds live, upon the lips of men And deep in hearts that stir. Wherefore do I, Drawing a little near, prophetically, Send you a book. Books are the heart's memorial. They shall measure, In after days, our undiscovered treasure,— Thrilling self-knowledge, half-divined untold Yearnings, and tongueless agonies, shall unfold Or half unfold to half-illumined eyes. ”
Clive Bell
Summary
“Poems”, is a work by Clive Bell. It explores elements such as lilacs, Yearnings and Ascot week.
Quotes from Poems (Clive Bell)
“ And all across the ferry, Avid as bees under the trees— Probably they'll be merry: And back again, under the rain, As wild as wind-tossed plovers, Wet and chill and enchanted still— I fear they must be lovers. ”
“ O iced gin-slings are pretty good in Ascot week at tea, And, though no poet, I protest lilacs have bloomed for me: But when beneath one baldaquin two bees are but one sting, The lilacs and the juniper are quite another thing. ”
