But surely it is something to have been
The best beloved for a little while,
To have walked hand in hand with Love, and seen
His purple wings flit once across thy smile.

“Those who find ugly meanings in beautiful things are corrupt without being char…”

“There is no such thing as a good influence, Mr. Gray. All influence is immoral …”

“When one is in town one amuses oneself. When one is in the country one amuses o…”

“Oh! it is absurd to have a hard-and-fast rule about what one should read and wh…”