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Vernon Lee Quotes

What being at leisure means is more easily felt than defined.

What being at leisure means is more easily felt than defined.

Vernon Lee (1907). “Hortus Vitae: And Limbo”

There is no end to the deceits of the past.

Vernon Lee (1908). “Limbo, and Other Essays: To which is Now Added, Ariadne in Mantua”

A deal of the world's sound happiness is lost through Shyness.

Vernon Lee (1929). “A Vernon Lee Anthology: Selections from the Earlier Works”

There is too little courtship in the world.

Vernon Lee (1907). “Hortus Vitae: And Limbo”

Mankind may be divided into playgoers and not playgoers.

Vernon Lee (1907). “Hortus Vitae: And Limbo”