“Sombre and rich, the skies; Great glooms, and starry plains. Gently the night wind sighs; Else a vast silence reigns.” NightSilenceRichSkyWindSolitudeReignSighGloom Author:Lionel Johnson
“Yet, when the city sleeps; When all the cries are still: The stars and heavenly deeps Work out a perfect will.” StillsStarsSleepPerfectCitiesCryWork OutHeavenly Book:Poetical Works of Lionel Johnson Source: Poetical Works of Lionel Johnson
“Yeats, you need ten years in the library, but I have need of ten years in the wilderness.” NeedsYearsTenLibraryWildernessYeats Author:Lionel Johnson
“While death and darkness girdle me I grope for immortality.” DarknessImmortalityGirdles Book:Complete Poems Source: Complete Poems