Thomas Dunn English Quotes

Thomas Dunn English writes romantic, nostalgic verses about love and youthful longing.

4 quotes

1. Don't you remember sweet Alice, Ben Bolt? Sweet Alice, whose hair was so brown; Who wept with delight when you gave her a smile, And trembled with fear at your frown!

2. Your eyes were filled with love, Kate Vane; Ah, would that we were young again!

3. When greater perils men inviron, Then women show a front of iron; And, gentle in their manner, they Do bold things in a quiet way.

4. But the freedom that they fought for, and the country grand they wrought for, Is their monument to-day, and for aye.