Quote#Love
Love, which is lust, is the Lamp in the Tomb
Quote byWilliam Ernest Henley · 1849–1903
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Hawthorn and Lavender (1901), XXI.
English (original)
Love, which is lust, is the Lamp in the Tomb. Love, which is lust, is the Call from the Gloom.Love, which is lust, is the Main of Desire. Love, which is lust, is the Centric Fire.
— William Ernest Henley
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