--- title: "1 Shall Cease Quotes By James Kenneth Stephen" description: "1 Shall Cease quotes by James Kenneth Stephen. Plus more from James Kenneth Stephen and more Shall Cease sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/648/james-kenneth-stephen-40804_ass_will-there-never-come-a-season-which-sha_1078619.jpg" --- > [Will there never come a season Which shall rid us from the curse? Of a prose which knows no reason And an unmelodious verse: When the world shall cease to wonder At the genius of an Ass, And a boy's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-kenneth-stephen/will-there-never-come-a-season-which-shall-rid-us-from-the-curse-of-a/) [James Kenneth Stephen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-kenneth-stephen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/648/james-kenneth-stephen-40804_ass_will-there-never-come-a-season-which-sha_1078619.jpg) ## More by James Kenneth Stephen > [Birthdays? yes, in a general way; For the most if not for the best of men: You were born (I suppose) on a certain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-kenneth-stephen/birthdays-yes-in-a-general-way-for-the-most-if-not-for-the-best-of/) [James Kenneth Stephen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-kenneth-stephen/) > [straightway like a bell Came low and clear The slow, sad murmur of the distant seas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-kenneth-stephen/straightway-like-a-bell-came-low-and-clear-the-slow-sad-murmur-of-the/) [James Kenneth Stephen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-kenneth-stephen/) > [There were two good fellows I used to know. --How distant it all appears! We played together in football weather, And messed together for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-kenneth-stephen/there-were-two-good-fellows-i-used-to-know-how-distant-it-all-appears/) [James Kenneth Stephen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-kenneth-stephen/) > [I saw God! Do you doubt it? Do you dare to doubt it? I saw the Almighty Man! His hand Was resting on a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-kenneth-stephen/i-saw-god-do-you-doubt-it-do-you-dare-to-doubt-it-i-saw-the-almighty/) [James Kenneth Stephen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-kenneth-stephen/) > [Will there never come a season Which shall rid us from the curse? Of a prose which knows no reason And an unmelodious verse:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-kenneth-stephen/will-there-never-come-a-season-which-shall-rid-us-from-the-curse-of-a/) [James Kenneth Stephen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-kenneth-stephen/) > [Republic of the West, Enlightened, free, sublime, Unquestionably best Production of our time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-kenneth-stephen/republic-of-the-west-enlightened-free-sublime-unquestionably-best/) [James Kenneth Stephen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-kenneth-stephen/) > [The time comes when our hearts sink utterly; When we remember Deirdre and her tale, And that her lips are dust.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-kenneth-stephen/the-time-comes-when-our-hearts-sink-utterly-when-we-remember-deirdre/) [James Kenneth Stephen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-kenneth-stephen/) > [To see Good Tennis! What divine joy Can fill our leisure, or our minds employ? Let other people play at other things; The King…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-kenneth-stephen/to-see-good-tennis-what-divine-joy-can-fill-our-leisure-or-our-minds/) [James Kenneth Stephen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-kenneth-stephen/) > [Speech and prose are not the same thing. They have different wave-lengths, for speech moves at the speed of light, where prose moves at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-kenneth-stephen/speech-and-prose-are-not-the-same-thing-they-have-different-wave/) [James Kenneth Stephen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-kenneth-stephen/) > [In short, if your body or mind Or your soul or your purse come to grief, You need only get drunk, and you'll find…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-kenneth-stephen/in-short-if-your-body-or-mind-or-your-soul-or-your-purse-come-to/) [James Kenneth Stephen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-kenneth-stephen/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/shall-cease/james-kenneth-stephen/#itemlist", "name": "1 Shall Cease Quotes By James Kenneth Stephen", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Will there never come a season Which shall rid us from the curse? 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