“Here sits the Unicorn
In captivity;
His bright invulnerability
Captive at last”
Anne Morrow Lindbergh (1906–2001) American aviator and author
The Unicorn in Captivity (1955)
“Beauty without wit offers nothing but the enjoyment of its material charms, whilst witty ugliness captivates by the charms of the mind, and at last fulfils all the desires of the man it has captivated.”
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Italian adventurer and author from the Republic of Venice 1725–1798Related quotes
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