Top 4 Quotes by Lionel Johnson

While death and darkness girdle me I grope for immortality.

Darkness, Immortality, Girdles

Lionel Pigot Johnson (1953). “Complete Poems”

Sombre and rich, the skies; Great glooms, and starry plains. Gently the night wind sighs; Else a vast silence reigns.

Night, Wind, Sky

Lionel Pigot Johnson, “By The Statue Of King Charles At Charing Cross”

Yet, when the city sleeps; When all the cries are still: The stars and heavenly deeps Work out a perfect will.

Stars, Sleep, Cities

Lionel Johnson (1917). “Poetical Works of Lionel Johnson”

Yeats, you need ten years in the library, but I have need of ten years in the wilderness.

Years, Library, Needs

Lionel Johnson Quotes