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Theory: Dorothy Parker
Into love, and out again, Thus I went, and thus I go. Spare your voice, and hold your pen— Well and bitterly I know All the songs were ever sung, All the words were ever said; Could it be, when … Continue reading
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Tagged Battle of the Sexes, Depression, Dorothy Parker, Recidivism in love, Theory, unhappy love affair
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Superfluous Advice: Dorothy Parker
Should they whisper false of you, Never trouble to deny; Should the words they say be true, Weep and storm and swear they lie. Dorothy Parker Superfluous Advice
After a Spanish Proverb: Dorothy Parker
Oh, mercifullest one of all, Oh, generous as dear, None lived so lowly, none so small, Thou couldst withhold thy tear. How swift, in pure compassion, How meek, in charity, To offer friendship to the one Who begged but love … Continue reading
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Tagged asking and receiving, Dorothy Parker, Love, Love and friendship, Platonic love, Relationships
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The Last Question: Dorothy Parker
New love, new love, where are you to lead me? All along a narrow way that marks a crooked line. How are you to slake me, and how are you to feed me? With bitter yellow berries, and a sharp … Continue reading
Pattern: Dorothy Parker
Leave me to my lonely pillow. Go, and take your silly posies; Who has vowed to wear the willow Looks a fool, tricked out in roses. Who are you, my lad, to ease me? Leave your pretty words unspoken. Tinkling … Continue reading
Second Love: Dorothy Parker
“So surely is she mine,” you say, and turn Your quick and steady mind to harder things — To bills and bonds and talk of what men earn — And whistle up the stair, of evenings. And do you see … Continue reading
Reuben’s Children: Dorothy Parker
Accursed from their birth they be Who seek to find monogamy, Pursuing it from bed to bed — I think they would be better dead. Dorothy Parker Reuben’s Children
Iseult of Brittany: Dorothy Parker
So delicate my hands, and long, They might have been my pride. And there were those to make them song Who for their touch had died. Too frail to cup a heart within, Too soft to hold the free — … Continue reading
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Prophetic Soul: Dorothy Parker
Because your eyes are slant and slow, Because your hair is sweet to touch, My heart is high again; but oh, I doubt if this will get me much. Dorothy Parker Prophetic Soul
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Tagged Battle of the Sexes, Depression, Dorothy Parker, Love, Prophetic Soul
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Experience: Dorothy Parker
Some men break your heart in two, Some men fawn and flatter, Some men never look at you; And that clears up the matter. Dorothy Parker Experience The image is copyright: BestPhotoStudio via Shutterstock
