Solitary Island Nature

Famous quotes containing the words solitary, island and/or nature:

    “But ‘twas beyond a mortal’s share
    To wander solitary there:
    Two Paradises ‘twere in one,
    To live in Paradise alone.”
    —Andrew Marvell (1621–1678)

    “Beyond this island bound
    By a thin sea of flesh
    And a bone coast ...”
    —Dylan Thomas (1914–1953)

    “The wonderful purity of nature at this season is a most pleasing fact.... In the bare fields and tinkling woods, see what virtue survives. In the coldest and bleakest places, the warmest charities still maintain a foothold.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)