Famous Quotes | Daughters are the seed of...

Daughters are the seed of occupations,
Of asperities, such as wills, deeds, mortgages,
Duels, estates, statesmen, pioneers, embezzlers,
‘Eminent Virginians,’ reminiscences, bastards,
The bar-sinister hushed, effaced by the porcelain tub. - Allen Tate
Attribution: Allen Tate (1899–1979), U.S. poet, critic. “Causerie.”

Categories: Critic, Daughters

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