Famous quotes containing the word wilbur:
“Forgive the hero, you who would have died
Gladly with all you knew; he rode that tide
To Ararat; all men are Noahs sons.”
—Richard Wilbur (b. 1921)
“Oh none too soon through the air white and dry
Will the clear announcers voice
Beat like a dove, and you and I
From the hearts anarch and responsible town
Return by subway-mouth to life again,
Bearing the morning papers,”
—Richard Wilbur (b. 1921)
“Yet the things themselves
in thoughtless honor
Have kept composure,”
—Richard Wilbur (b. 1921)
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