Sunday, October 13, 2013

Daily Dose

From William Cowper's Letters: A Selection, edited by E. V. Lucas

INSTEAD

"Instead of beginning with the saffron vested morning to which Homer invites me, on a morning that has no saffron vest to boast, I shall begin with you..."

From a letter to Lady Hesketh, dated July 7, 1790

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