Alas for the affairs of men! When they are fortunate you might compare them to a shadow; and if they are unfortunate, a wet sponge... with one dash wipes the picture away.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
So that the old joy, modest as cake, as wine and friendship Will stay with us at the last, backed by the night... Whose ruse gave it our final meaning.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
"It is such a beautiful day I had to write you a letter From the tower, and to show I'm not mad:... I only slipped on the cake of soap of the air And drowned in the bathtub of the world...."LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
"End of tomorrow. Don't try to start the car or look deeper... Into the eternal wimpling of the sky: luster On luster, transparency floated onto the topmost layer Until the whole thing overflows like a silver Wedding cake or Christmas tree, in a cascade of tears."LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
This race is never grateful: from the first, One fills their cup at supper with pure wine,... Which back they give at cross-time on a sponge, In bitter vinegar.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
A rich man was never insulted in his life: but this man must be stung. A rich man was never in danger from cold, or hunger, or war..., or ruffians,--and you can see why he was not, from the moderation of his ideas. 'Tis a fatal disadvantage to be cockered, and to eat too much cake.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »