Yes, this is life; and everywhere we meet,
Not victor crowns, but wailings of defeat.


The Sinless Child, and Other Poems (ed. 1843)

Elizabeth Oakes Smith Quotes

Yes, this is life; and everywhere we meet, Not victor crowns, but wailings of defeat.

Yes, this is life; and everywhere we meet, Not victor crowns, but wailings of defeat.

Yes, this is life; and everywhere we meet, Not victor crowns, but wailings of defeat.

Yes, this is life; and everywhere we meet, Not victor crowns, but wailings of defeat.