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Quotation from Self-Pity by D. H. Lawrence
“A small bird will drop frozen dead from a bough without ever having felt sorry for itself”
Self-Pity, Lines 3–4 (Pansies (Knopf, 1929))
The poem's only example: a bird dies in the cold, and the final words echo line 2 to complete the contrast with human complaint.
Citation: "A small bird will drop frozen dead from a bough without ever having felt sorry for itself" — D. H. Lawrence, Self-Pity, Lines 3–4 (Pansies (Knopf, 1929)). (id lawrence-self-pity-q2)
