Lionel Johnson Professions : Poet Born : March 15, 1867 Died : October 4, 1902 Browse All Authors Top 4 quotes by Lionel Johnson While death and darkness girdle me Lionel Johnson girdles immortality darkness Sombre and rich, the skies; Lionel Johnson sky wind night Yet, when the city sleeps; Lionel Johnson stars cities sleep Yeats, you need ten years in the library, but I have need of ten years in the wilderness. Lionel Johnson library years needs Similar Authors Abdellatif Laabi poet Ihara Saikaku poet Abram Joseph Ryan poet Ingeborg Bachmann poet Izumi Shikibu poet Bion of Smyrna poet All Authors