Walter Savage Landor Quote

God made the rose out of what was left of woman at the creation. The great difference is, we feel the rose's thorns when we gather it; and the other's when we have had it for some time.


Works: Indexes. Table of first lines. Imaginary conversations (ed. 1846)


God made the rose out of what was left of woman at the creation. The great difference is, we feel the rose's thorns when we gather it; and the...

God made the rose out of what was left of woman at the creation. The great difference is, we feel the rose's thorns when we gather it; and the...

God made the rose out of what was left of woman at the creation. The great difference is, we feel the rose's thorns when we gather it; and the...

God made the rose out of what was left of woman at the creation. The great difference is, we feel the rose's thorns when we gather it; and the...