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“From the desert I come to thee, On a stallion shod with fire; And the winds are left behind In the speed of my desire.”

Desire Left Behinds Fire Wind Speed Thee Desert Left Behind Stallions

Book:Poems of the Orient

Source: Poems of the Orient

“Now when the primrose makes a splendid show, And lilies face the March-winds in full blow, And humbler growths as moved with one desire Put on, to welcome spring, their best attire, Poor Robin is yet flowerless; but how gay With his red stalks upon this sunny day!”

Shows Faces Desire Growth Poor Wind Gay Spring Red Moved Blow Welcome March Splendid Sunny Lilies Stalking Robins Sunny Day Attire Welcome Spring

Book:Complete Poetical Works

Source: Complete Poetical Works

“We are but phantoms ... and the phantoms of phantoms, desires like cloud-shadows and wills of straw that eddy in the wind; the days pass, use and wont carry us through as a train carries the shadow of its lights.”

Use Light Desire Wind Shadow Train Clouds Carrie Phantoms Straws

Book:The Country of the Blind: H. G. Wells Collections

Source: The Country of the Blind: H. G. Wells Collections

“The wind shrieks, the wind grieves; It dashes the leaves on walls, it whirls then again; And the enormous sleeper vaguely and stupidly dreams And desires to stir, to resist a ghost of pain.”

Dream Pain Desire Wind Wall Ghost Enormous Grieving Sleepers

Book:The House of Dust: A Symphony

Source: The House of Dust: A Symphony

“Desire's wind blasts the thorntree but after it becomes from a bramblebush to be a rose upon the rood of time.”

Desire Wind Rose Blast

Book:The Best of James Joyce

Source: The Best of James Joyce

“Whatever may be your desire to accomplish great deeds, the deep silence of pregnancy never comes to you! The event of the day sweeps you along like straws before the wind whilst ye lie under the illusion that ye are chasing the event,-poor fellows! If a man wishes to act the hero on the stage he must not think of forming part of the chorus; he should not even know how the chorus is made up.”

Ifs Thinking Knows Men Should May Made Lying Desire Wish Poor Silence Know How Stage Events Wind Hero Illusion Fellows Deeds Accomplish Pregnancy Chasing Chorus Straws

Book:The Dawn of Day

Source: The Dawn of Day