William Allen Butler Quotes

William Allen Butler's verses feel like a quiet tribute to timeless fame, inviting readers who love lyrical reflections.

6 quotes

1. No record of her high descent There needs, nor memory of her name; Enough that Raphael's colors blent To give her features deathless fame.

2. Really and truly-I've nothing to wear.

3. But I do mean to say, I have heard her declare, When at the same moment she had on a dress Which cost five hundred dollars, and not a cent less, And jewelry worth tem times more, I should guess, That he had not a thing in the wide world to wear!

4. And said to myself, as I lit my cigar, "Supposing a man had the wealth of the Czar Of the Russias to boot, for the rest of his days, On the whole do you think he would have much to spare If he married a woman with nothing to wear?

5. And queenly is the state she keeps, In beauty's lofty trust secure.

6. Doubtless God could have made a better berry (than the strawberry), but doubtless God never did