Henry Cuyler Bunner Quotes
Henry Cuyler Bunner shares a wistful lament on love and fame, ideal for readers who like poetic melancholy.
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Love must kiss that mortal's eyes Who hopes to see fair Arcady. No gold can buy you entrance there; But beggared Love may go all bare- No wisdom won with weariness; But Love goes in with Folly's dress- No fame that wit could ever win; But only Love may lead Love in.
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Ah woe is me, through all my days Wisdom and wealth I both have got, And fame and name and great men's praise; But Love, ah! Love I have it not.
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Off with your hat, as the flag goes by! And let the heart have its say; you're man enough for a tear in your eye that you will not wipe away.
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It was an old, old, old, old lady, And a boy who was half-past three; And the way they played together Was beautiful to see.
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What does he plant who plants a tree? He plants the friend of sun and sky; He plants the flag of breezes free; The shaft of beauty, towering high, he plants a home to heaven anigh. For song and mother-croon of bird, in hushed and happy twilight heard - The treble of heaven's harmony. These things he plants who plants a tree.
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What does one plant who plants a tree? One plants the friend of sun and sky; One plants the flag of breezes free; The shaft of beauty towering high.