I was weary and ill at ease, and my fingers wandered idly over the noisy keys.
ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTERLest the chain be broken Ere the pilgrimage be done.
More Adelaide Anne Procter Quotes
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One by one the sands are flowing
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Seated one day at the organ
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Words are mighty, words are living:Serpents with their venomous stings,Or bright angels, crowding round us
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Dreams grow holy put in action.
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On her charm’d way But hasten to her task of beauty Scarcely yet begun.
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Kinds hearts are here; yet would the tenderest one Have limits to its mercy; God has none.
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One by one bright gifts from heaven Joys are sent thee here below
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Each man has some part to play.
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With heaven’s light upon their wings:Every word has its own spirit
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Do no cheat thy Heart and tell her, ‘Grief will pass away.’
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No star is lost once we have seen
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Every word man’s lips have uttered Echoes in God’s skies.
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But still our place is kept, and it will wait, Ready for us to fill it, soon or late.
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Some pure ideal of a noble life That once seemed possible?
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The stars can only shine In the dark night.
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