“Swift doth young Love flee, And we stand wakened, shivering from our dream.”
Source: The Complete Works of George Meredith
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Famous George Meredith Quotes
“The most dire disaster in love is the death of imagination.”
“The season of love is the carnival of egoism and it brings a touchstone to our natures.”
“She whom I love is hard to catch and conquer, Hard, but O the glory of the winning were she won!”
“Prepare, You lovers, to know Love a thing of moods: Not like hard life, of laws.”
Source: The Egoist