Francis William Bourdillon (22 March 1852 – 13 January 1921) was a British poet and translator.
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“The night has a thousand eyes,
And the day but one;
Yet the light of the bright world dies
With the dying sun.”
—Francis William Bourdillon (1852–1921)
“The only wealth in this world is children, more than all the money, power on earth.”
—Mario Puzo, U.S. author, screenwriter, and Francis Ford Coppola, U.S. director, screenwriter. Michael Corleone (Al Pacino)
“the light of a whole life dies
When love is gone.”
—Francis William Bourdillon (1852–1921)