Quote#Death
Beauty is momentary in the mind —
Quote byWallace Stevens · 1879–1955
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Harmonium (1923), "Peter Quince at the Clavier", IV.
English (original)
Beauty is momentary in the mind — The fitful tracing of a portal; But in the flesh it is immortal. The body dies; the body's beauty lives. So evenings die, in their green going, A wave, interminably flowing. So gardens die, their meek breath scenting The cowl of winter, done repenting. So maidens die, to the auroral Celebration of a maiden's choral.
— Wallace Stevens
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