Nature had squandered an unreasonable quantity of male beauty on this undeserving creature.

Lisa Kleypas
About This Quote

This quote is the first in a series of poems by William Wordsworth about a little girl named Little Girl. The last poem is called "The Daffodils."

Source: Devil In Winter

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