English En
  • Deutsche De
  • English En
  • Français Fr
  • Русский Ru

We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our marketing and analytics partners who may combine it with other information you've provided to them or which they've separately collected from you. You also may to see our Privacy Policy. By clicking the OK button below, you accept our cookies.

Authors:

Mary Elizabeth Coleridge Quotes

. . . The stormy sun was going down
In a stormy sky.

Why did you let your eyes so rest on me,
And hold your breath between?
In all the ages this can never be
As if it had not been.

Mary Elizabeth Coleridge

About author

Related Authors

Topics

Quotes currently Trending

Being a conductor is kind of a hybrid profession because most fundamentally, it is being someone who is a coach, a trainer, an editor, a director. Michael Tilson Thomas
Jean de La Fontaine quote: "Help thyself and Heaven will help thee."
Help thyself and Heaven will help thee. Jean de La Fontaine
All sciences are now under the obligation to prepare the ground for the future task of the philosopher, which is to solve the problem of value, to determine the true hierarchy of values. Friedrich Nietzsche
Stephen King quote: "Reading a good long novel is in many ways like having a long..."
Reading a good long novel is in many ways like having a long and satisfying affair Stephen King
Stephen Ambrose quote: "It does you no good to see the number two or number three man..."
It does you no good to see the number two or number three man in the corporation-you have to get through to number one. Stephen Ambrose
One of the hardest aspects of this protracted public persona is not knowing others as well as they feel they know me. It's a rather clumsy feeling actually; to not know someone who acts as though you're old friends. Christopher Knight
Ye see, Rab, it's due to the way we feel about our arseholes. We now believe, as a species, if our soul is located anywhere in our bodies, it's up our arses. That's where it all goes. It makes sense. That's why we're obsessed with anal jokes, anal sex, anal hobbies...the arsehole - not the brain, not space - is the last frontier. That's what makes us revolutionaries. Irvine Welsh
Emanuel Swedenborg quote: "Peace has in it trust in the Lord, that He governs all things,..."
Peace has in it trust in the Lord, that He governs all things, provides all things, and leads to a good end. Emanuel Swedenborg
Richard Adams quote: "Our children's children will hear a good story."
Our children's children will hear a good story. Richard Adams
I didn't choose the fact that I was gay, but I did choose whether to live my life as a gay woman-that was the terrifying thing for me. Especially being a gay actress. Portia de Rossi
Ralph Waldo Emerson quote: "There is more difference in the quality of our pleasures than..."
There is more difference in the quality of our pleasures than in the amount. Ralph Waldo Emerson
She bent her finger and then straightened it. The mystery was in the instant before it moved, the dividing moment between not moving and moving, when her intention took effect. It was like a wave breaking. If she could only find herself at the crest, she thought, she might find the secret of herself, that part of her that was really in charge. She brought her forefinger closer to her face and stared at it, urging it to move. It remained still because she was pretending... . And when she did... Ian Mcewan
Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important. Bill Gates
Christian Lacroix quote: "I think it's always difficult to reconcile the needs of art..."
I think it's always difficult to reconcile the needs of art and business. Christian Lacroix
They demanded a monopoly of the coasting trade, in order to get higher freights than they could get in open competition with the carriers of the world. Robert Toombs