What did I know of love's austere and lonely offices?

Robert Hayden

More information about this quote

Topic

Love

Author

Robert Hayden

Source

Those Winter Sundays

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1962 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United States

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Hayden, Robert. "Those Winter Sundays." A Ballad of Remembrance. Paul Breman, 1962, I. 13.

Illustrated Quote

A quote by Robert Hayden about love: “What did I know of love's austere and lonely offices?”
Download
A quote by Robert Hayden about love: “What did I know of love's austere and lonely offices?”
Download
A quote by Robert Hayden about love: “What did I know of love's austere and lonely offices?”
Download

Related Quotes

Below are one or more quotes that share at least one tag with the quote at the top of the page

Another quote from the 1960s

Segregation now, segregation tomorrow and segregation forever!

George Wallace

More information about this quote
Topic
Jim Crow Segregation Civil rights
Speaker
George Wallace
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Statement Type
Prophecies and predictions
Language
English
Time
1963 1960s 20th century
Era
Civil Rights Movement
Authentication Score 0
Citation

Wallace, George. "Inaugural Speech." 14 Jan. 1963, Alabama State Capitol, Montgomery, AL, USA.

Another quote about Love

My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun;
Coral is far more red than her lips' red...
I love to hear her speak, yet well I know
That music hath a far more pleasing sound.

William Shakespeare

Shakespeare's Sonnets

Buy Shakespeare's Sonnets at Amazon Buy Shakespeare's Sonnets at Amazon
Read the Sonnets at The Folger Shakespeare Library
More information about this quote
Topic
Being in love Love

Author

William Shakespeare
Source
Sonnet 130 Shakespeare's Sonnets
Medium
Sonnet Poem
Statement Type
Profession of love
Language
English
Time
1609 1600s 17th century
Era
European Renaissance
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. Shake-speares Sonnets. London: Thomas Thorpe, 1609, sonnet 130, I. 1.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "The Sonnets." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, sonnet 130.