For when the horse and ass begin to think and argue, adieu to riding and driving.
ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTERDid we not hear The flutter of its wings, and feel it near, And just within our reach? It was.
More Adelaide Anne Procter Quotes
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To listen to Earth’s weary voices Louder every day Bidding her no longer linger
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No star is ever lost we once have seen, We always may be what we might have been.
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I was weary and ill at ease, and my fingers wandered idly over the noisy keys.
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Hours are golden links, God’s token Reaching heaven; but one by one Take them
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Every word man’s lips have uttered Echoes in God’s skies.
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The stars can only shine In the dark night.
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Joy is like restless day; but peace divine like quiet night.
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Take them readily when given, Ready, too, to let them go.
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One by one bright gifts from heaven Joys are sent thee here below
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I do not ask, O Lord, that life may be a pleasant road.
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I know too well the poison and the sting of things too sweet.
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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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Be strong to hope, O Heart! Though day is bright,
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With heaven’s light upon their wings:Every word has its own spirit
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See how time makes all grief decay.
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