William Empson Quote

Space is like earth, rounded, a padded cell; Plumb the stars' depth, your lead bumps you behind.


The Complete Poems of William Empson, The World's End (p. 13)


Space is like earth, rounded, a padded cell; Plumb the stars' depth, your lead bumps you behind.

Space is like earth, rounded, a padded cell; Plumb the stars' depth, your lead bumps you behind.

Space is like earth, rounded, a padded cell; Plumb the stars' depth, your lead bumps you behind.

Space is like earth, rounded, a padded cell; Plumb the stars' depth, your lead bumps you behind.