"Unwithering" Quotes from Famous Books
... one fair dam, snow-white and swift as wind, Nursed among lilies near a brimming stream. The dew-mists of my sunless sleep shall float 100 Under the stars like balm: night-folded flowers Shall suck unwithering hues in their repose: And men and beasts in happy dreams shall gather Strength for the coming day, and all its joy: And death shall be the last embrace of her 105 Who takes the life she gave, even as a mother, Folding her child, ... — The Complete Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley Volume I • Percy Bysshe Shelley |