![]() ![]() There are such wide abysses now of space and land between us. I wish that when we met at Rouen we had not parted at all. Do remake my ruined life for me, and then our friendship and love will have a different meaning to the world. I feel that it is only with you that I can do anything at all. Everyone is furious with me for going back to you, but they don't understand us. It was not so in the old days, but now it is different, and you can really recreate in me that energy and sense of joyous power on which art depends. I got your telegram half an hour ago, and just send a line to say that I feel that my only hope of again doing beautiful work in art is being with you. The following letter was written shortly after Wilde's release from prison: Why are you not here, my dear, my wonderful boy? I fear I must leave no money, no credit, and a heart of lead. I have also got a new sitting-room over the Thames. I would sooner be blackmailed by every renter in London than to have you bitter, unjust, hating.You are the divine thing I want, the thing of grace and beauty but I don't know how to do it.Shall I come to Salisbury? My bill here is 49 pounds for a week. At Oxford he edited an undergraduate journal, The Spirit Lamp, that carried a homoerotic subtext, and met Wilde, starting a close but stormy relationship. He is primarily remembered today because of his. I cannot listen to your curved lips saying hideous things to me. Lord Alfred Bruce Douglas (22 October 1870 20 March 1945), also known as Bosie Douglas, was an English poet and journalist, and a lover of Oscar Wilde. Lesson Summary Lord Alfred Douglas Biography Lord Alfred Douglas, more commonly known by his nickname, Bosie, was a minor English poet. I cannot see you, so Greek and gracious, distorted with passion. They kill me, they wreck the loveliness of life. It was first published in the UK as ‘The Autobiography of Lord Alfred Douglas’. Your letter was delightful, red and yellow wine to me but I am sad and out of sorts. ‘My Friendship with Oscar Wilde’ is an illuminating biography of one England’s most famous writers. March 1893, Savoy HotelDearest of All Boys, Carson had asked Wilde to read the letter, but he declined. The following letter was read by defense attorney Edward Carson during his cross-examination of Oscar Wilde in his libel trial. ![]() It is a lovely place and lacks only you but go to Salisbury first. Why are you alone in London, and when do you go to Salisbury? Do go there to cool your hands in the grey twilight of Gothic things, and come here whenever you like. I know Hyacinthus, whom Apollo loved so madly, was you in Greek days. Your slim gilt soul walks between passion and poetry. Your sonnet is quite lovely, and it is a marvel that those red-roseleaf lips of yours should be made no less for the madness of music and song than for the madness of kissing. January 1893, Babbacombe CliffMy Own Boy, Although the letter lends support to the defense case, Clark chose to introduce the letter to prevent the defense from introducing the letter in a more dramatic fashion during its case. The following letter was introduced in Wilde's libel trial by sir Edward Clark, Wilde's attorney. ![]()
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