Vita Sackville-West Quote

Time was our banker once, and on our credit
Like an indulgent father let us draw.
Now he's turned sour, and our account does edit
And pounces on us with a usurer's claw.


King's Daughter (1929)


Time was our banker once, and on our credit Like an indulgent father let us draw. Now he's turned sour, and our account does edit And pounces on us...

Time was our banker once, and on our credit Like an indulgent father let us draw. Now he's turned sour, and our account does edit And pounces on us...

Time was our banker once, and on our credit Like an indulgent father let us draw. Now he's turned sour, and our account does edit And pounces on us...

Time was our banker once, and on our credit Like an indulgent father let us draw. Now he's turned sour, and our account does edit And pounces on us...