Quote#Love
I, who loved and knew you
Quote byRobert Williams Buchanan · 1841–1901
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Undertones (1883), "To David in Heaven", St. 13..
English (original)
I, who loved and knew you, In the city that slew you, Still hunger on, and thirst, and climb, proud-hearted and alone:Serpent-fears enfold me, Syren-visions hold me, And, like a wave, I gather strength, and gathering strength, I moan; Yea, the pale moon beckons, Still I follow, aching, And gather strength, only to make a louder moan, in breaking!
— Robert Williams Buchanan
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