Famous quotes containing the words lionel pigot johnson, pigot johnson, lionel pigot, pigot and/or johnson:
“Yet, when the city sleeps;
When all the cries are still:
The stars and heavenly deeps
Work out a perfect will.”
—Lionel Pigot Johnson (1867–1902)
“Dark Angel, with thine aching lust
To rid the world of penitence:
Malicious Angel, who still dost
My soul such subtile violence!
Because of thee, no thought, no thing,
Abides for me undesecrate:
Dark Angel, ever on the wing,
Who never reachest me too late!”
—Lionel Pigot Johnson (1867–1902)
“Alone he rides, alone,
The fair and fatal king:
Dark night is all his own,
That strange and solemn thing.”
—Lionel Pigot Johnson (1867–1902)
“Because of thee, the land of dreams
Becomes a gathering place of fears:
Until tormented slumber seems
One vehemence of useless tears.”
—Lionel Pigot Johnson (1867–1902)
“The wretched have no compassion, they can do good only from strong principles of duty.”
—Samuel Johnson (1709–1784)