Uploaded on August 11, 2011
… Ah! but no ferry-man with labouring pole
Nears his black shallop to the flowerless strand,
No little coin of bronze can bring the soul
Over Death’s river to the sunless land,
Victim and wine and vow are all in vain,
The tomb is sealed; the soldiers watch; the dead rise not again. …
—Oscar Wilde
The Ballad of Reading Gaol and Other Poems
08.11.2023: I really like this image and this snippet from Oscar Wilde. Camille Paglia has convinced me that I need to read more Wilde.