Now Autumn’s fire burns slowly along the woods and day by day the dead leaves fall and melt. – William Allingham
I have been an ‘Official’ all my life, without the least turn for it. I never could attain a true official manner, which is highly artificial and handles trifles with ludicrously disproportionate gravity. – William Allingham
If any foes of mine are there, I pardon every one: I hope that man and womankind will do the same by me. – William Allingham
