The world was old and ended: but you and I were gay;
Round us in antic order their crippled vices came—
Lust that had lost its laughter, fear that had lost its shame.

“to be breakable is not the same as to be perishable. Strike a glass and it will…”

“As to the doubt of the soul I discover it to be false: a mood not a conclusion.…”

“In the modern world, we are primarily confronted with the extraordinary spectac…”

“He who weds the spirit of the times quickly becomes a widower.”