I half wish that I had not been born with a sense of romance and beauty in this accursed age.
William MorrisTo happy folkAll heaviest words no more of meaning bearThan far-off bells saddening the Summer air.
William MorrisAnother thing much too commonly seen, is an aberration of the human mind which otherwise I should have been ashamed to warn you of. It is technically called carpet-gardening. Need I explain it further? I had rather not, for when I think of it, even when I am quite alone, I blush with shame at the thought.
William Morris