“What second love could she [Olympias] make out of her ruined first love? The second love that most women make out of their first love for husbands grows from a mutual and tacit sadness in both husband and wife that he is only in rare moments the man both would like him to be.” MenFirstsMomentsGrowsWifeSadnessHe ManHusbandMutualFirst LoveRuinedHusband And WifeMake OutTacitRare Moments Author:Laura Riding
“Wiped the cold dew-drops from his cheek And sought the mourner's side again. "Once more, dear lady, I must speak: Your last remaining son was slain Just at the closing of the fight; Twas he who sent me here to-night." "God knows," the man said afterward, "The fight itself was not so hard."” KnowsMenSaidHardLastsNightFightingSpeakSidesSadnessHe ManSonColdSadDearCheeksGod KnowsClosingDew Book:Picked Poems Source: Picked Poems