Quote by: Wallace Stevens

The Plot Against The Giant First Girl When this yokel comes maundering, Whetting his hacker, I shall run before him, Diffusing the civilest odors Out of geraniums and unsmelled flowers. It will check him. Second Girl I shall run before him, Arching cloths besprinkled with colors As small as fish-eggs. The threads Will abash him. Third Girl Oh, la...le pauvre! I shall run before him, With a curious puffing. He will bend his ear then. I shall whisper Heavenly labials in a world of gutturals. It will undo him.


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Author Bio


  • NameWallace Stevens
  • DescriptionAmerican poet
  • BornOctober 2, 1879
  • DiedAugust 2, 1955
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionPoet; Journalist; Writer
  • WorksThe Auroras Of Autumn
  • AwardsBollingen Prize; Pulitzer Prize For Poetry; National Book Award