
Adam and Eve
The Note-Books of Samuel Butler (1912), Part XVI - Written Sketches
St. 2.
The Hound of Heaven (1893)
Adam and Eve
The Note-Books of Samuel Butler (1912), Part XVI - Written Sketches
Qua Cursum Ventus. Compare: "Ships that pass in the night, and speak each other in passing", Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Tales of a Wayside Inn (1863-1874), Pt. III, The Theologian's Tale: Elizabeth, sec. IV.
“Hell’s put in a skating rink,” Shane said. “This is actually edible, Eve.”
Source: The Dead Girls' Dance
“Now," said Brandons low, cold voice. "Lets not be rude eve.”
Source: Glass Houses
“As Adam said when his wife fell out of the tree—Eve’s dropping again.”
Section 24 (p. 71)
Venus Plus X (1960)
“It is said that the darkest hour of the night comes just before the dawn.”
Source: The Alchemist (1988), p. 132.
Bel companho, en chantan vos apel!
No dormatz plus, qu'eu auch chantar l'auzel
Que vai queren lo jorn per lo boschatge
Et ai paor que.l gilos vos assatge
Et ades sera l'alba.
"Reis glorios", line 11; translation from Gale Sigal Erotic Dawn-Songs of the Middle Ages (1996) p. 148.