---
title: "From the dawn of the day to the dusk he toiled, Shaping fanciful play… — James Branch Cabell Quote #12 | QuotesBy.net"
description: "From the dawn of the day to the dusk he toiled, Shaping fanciful playthings, with tireless hands, - Useless trumpery toys; and, with vaulting heart, … — a quote by James Branch Cabell."
image: "https://quotesby.net/wp-content/themes/quotesby-editorial/assets/og-default.png"
---

> # From the dawn of the day to the dusk he toiled, Shaping fanciful playthings, with tireless hands, - Useless trumpery toys; and, with vaulting heart, Gave them unto all peoples, who mocked at him, Trampled on them, and soiled them, and went their way.

[James Branch Cabell](https://quotesby.net/James-Branch-Cabell)\#12[WhatsApp (opens in a new tab)](https://wa.me/?text=%E2%80%9CFrom%20the%20dawn%20of%20the%20day%20to%20the%20dusk%20he%20toiled%2C%20Shaping%20fanciful%20playthings%2C%20with%20tireless%20hands%2C%20-%20Useless%20trumpery%20toys%3B%20and%2C%20with%20vaulting%20heart%2C%20Gave%20them%20unto%20all%20peoples%2C%20who%20mocked%20at%20him%2C%20Trampled%20on%20them%2C%20and%20soiled%20them%2C%20and%20went%20their%20way.%E2%80%9D%20%E2%80%94%20James%20Branch%20Cabell%20https%3A%2F%2Fquotesby.net%2FJames-Branch-Cabell%2F12%2F)[X (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=%E2%80%9CFrom%20the%20dawn%20of%20the%20day%20to%20the%20dusk%20he%20toiled%2C%20Shaping%20fanciful%20playthings%2C%20with%20tireless%20hands%2C%20-%20Useless%20trumpery%20toys%3B%20and%2C%20with%20vaulting%20heart%2C%20Gave%20them%20unto%20all%20peoples%2C%20who%20mocked%20at%20him%2C%20Trampled%20on%20them%2C%20and%20soiled%20them%2C%20and%20went%20their%20way.%E2%80%9D%20%E2%80%94%20James%20Branch%20Cabell&url=https%3A%2F%2Fquotesby.net%2FJames-Branch-Cabell%2F12%2F)[Facebook (opens in a new tab)](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fquotesby.net%2FJames-Branch-Cabell%2F12%2F)

## More from James Branch Cabell

1. > And one would worship a woman whom all perfections dower, But the other smiles at transparent wiles; and he quotes from Schopenhauer. Thus two by two we wrangl…

[Permalink to quote \#11](https://quotesby.net/James-Branch-Cabell/11/ "Permalink to quote 11")
2. > Thus he labors, and loudly they jeer at him; - That is, when they remember he still exists. Who. you ask, is this fellow? - What matter names? He is only a scr…

[Permalink to quote \#13](https://quotesby.net/James-Branch-Cabell/13/ "Permalink to quote 13")
3. > For this is the song of the double-soul, distortedly two in one, - Of the wearied eyes that still behold the fruit ere the seed be sown, And derive affright fo…

[Permalink to quote \#10](https://quotesby.net/James-Branch-Cabell/10/ "Permalink to quote 10")

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@type": "Quotation",
    "text": "From the dawn of the day to the dusk he toiled, Shaping fanciful playthings, with tireless hands, - Useless trumpery toys; and, with vaulting heart, Gave them unto all peoples, who mocked at him, Trampled on them, and soiled them, and went their way.",
    "url": "https://quotesby.net/James-Branch-Cabell/12/",
    "spokenByCharacter": {
        "@type": "Person",
        "name": "James Branch Cabell"
    }
}
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
    "itemListElement": [
        {
            "@type": "ListItem",
            "position": 1,
            "name": "Home",
            "item": "https://quotesby.net/"
        },
        {
            "@type": "ListItem",
            "position": 2,
            "name": "Authors",
            "item": "https://quotesby.net/authors/"
        },
        {
            "@type": "ListItem",
            "position": 3,
            "name": "James Branch Cabell",
            "item": "https://quotesby.net/James-Branch-Cabell"
        },
        {
            "@type": "ListItem",
            "position": 4,
            "name": "Quote #12",
            "item": "https://quotesby.net/James-Branch-Cabell/12/"
        }
    ]
}
```