“Ah that such sweet things should be fleet,
Such fleet things sweet!”
Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837–1909) English poet, playwright, novelist, and critic
Félise.
Undated
“Ah, the sweet present! — should it not suffice?
Not to humanity, which vainly tries
To lift the curtain that may never rise!”
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quoted in [2001-09-14, God Gave U.S. 'What We Deserve,' Falwell Says, John F. Harris, The Washington Post, 0190-8286, C03, http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&contentId=A28620-2001Sep14]