Robert Penn Warren Quote

They were human, they suffered, wore long black coat and gold watch chain.
They stare from daguerrotype with severe reprehension,
Or from genuine oil, and you'd never guess any pain
In those merciless eyes that now remark our own time's sad declension.


'Promises' (1957)


They were human, they suffered, wore long black coat and gold watch chain. They stare from daguerrotype with severe reprehension, Or from genuine...

They were human, they suffered, wore long black coat and gold watch chain. They stare from daguerrotype with severe reprehension, Or from genuine...

They were human, they suffered, wore long black coat and gold watch chain. They stare from daguerrotype with severe reprehension, Or from genuine...

They were human, they suffered, wore long black coat and gold watch chain. They stare from daguerrotype with severe reprehension, Or from genuine...