Phyllis McGinley Quote

For the hearts of nurses are solid gold,
But their heels are flat and their hands are cold,
And their voices lilt with a lilt that's falser
Than the smile of an exhibition waltzer.
Yes, nurses can cure you, nurses restore you,
But nurses are bound that they do things for you.


A Pocket Full of Rye (1953)


For the hearts of nurses are solid gold, But their heels are flat and their hands are cold, And their voices lilt with a lilt that's falser Than the...

For the hearts of nurses are solid gold, But their heels are flat and their hands are cold, And their voices lilt with a lilt that's falser Than the...

For the hearts of nurses are solid gold, But their heels are flat and their hands are cold, And their voices lilt with a lilt that's falser Than the...

For the hearts of nurses are solid gold, But their heels are flat and their hands are cold, And their voices lilt with a lilt that's falser Than the...