Famous Quotes | Your death, dear Lady, was quite...

Your death, dear Lady, was quite cold
For all the brave tears and ultimate spasm.
So civilized were your thin hands, I marvel
They too, like jelly fishes, came from protoplasm. - Allen Tate
Attribution: Allen Tate (1899–1979), U.S. poet, critic. “Elegy for Eugenesis.”

Categories: Critic, Death

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