“Some are born to sweet delight, Some are born to endless night.”
“Every night, and every morn,
Some to misery are born.
Every morn, and every night,
Some are born to sweet delight.
Some are born to sweet delight.
Some are born to endless night.”
Source: Poems from the Pickering Manuscript (c. 1805), Auguries of Innocence, Line 123
Source: Songs of Experience
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English Romantic poet and artist 1757–1827Related quotes
“Some are born to sweet delight and others born to endless night.”
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Original: Amo la notte, perché è di notte che nascono le idee migliori.
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