Wilde, Oscar -- The Importance of Being Earnest, Act 2 (1895)

Dave — Fri, 17 Oct 2025 15:17:24 +0000

GWENDOLEN: On an occasion of this kind it becomes more than a moral duty to speak one’s mind. It becomes a pleasure.

Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish poet, wit, dramatist
The Importance of Being Earnest, Act 2 (1895)

Allingham, William -- Blackberries Picked Off Many Bushes (1884)

Dave — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 14:57:48 +0000

To think all you say, is but candour;
To say all you think, would be slander.

William Allingham (1824–1889) Irish poet, diarist
Blackberries Picked Off Many Bushes (1884)