“What sweet, what happy days had I,
When dreams made Time Eternity!”
The Time of Dreams.
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British poet 1871–1940Related quotes
“What you do in your dreams is never your choice. But it made me happy anyway.”
Sarah Dessen (1970) American writer
Source: Saint Anything
Lana Del Rey (1985) American singer-songwriter
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“He was a vampire now. He was supposed to have eternity. But what he had was days.”
Cassandra Clare book City of Fallen Angels
Source: City of Fallen Angels
Paul Valéry (1871–1945) French poet, essayist, and philosopher
Quel pur travail de fins éclairs consume
Maint diamant d'imperceptible écume,
Et quelle paix semble se concevoir!
Quand sur l'abîme un soleil se repose,
Ouvrages purs d'une éternelle cause,
Le temps scintille et le songe est savoir.
As translated by by C. Day Lewis
Charmes ou poèmes (1922)
Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849) American author, poet, editor and literary critic
"To One In Paradise", st. 4; variants of this verse read "where thy dark eye glances".
“When I am asleep, I dream what I dream when I am awake. It's a continuous dream.”
Antonio Porchia (1885–1968) Italian Argentinian poet
Durmiendo sueño lo que despierto sueño. Y mi soñar es continuo.
Voces (1943)
“I know what love is. There was a happy time when I didn't, but bitter experience has taught me.”
W. S. Gilbert (1836–1911) English librettist of the Gilbert & Sullivan duo
Patience (1881)
