But still our place is kept, and it will wait, Ready for us to fill it, soon or late.
ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTEREach man has some part to play.
More Adelaide Anne Procter Quotes
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Do no cheat thy Heart and tell her, ‘Grief will pass away.’
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One by one the moments fall; Some are coming, some are going
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It seemed the harmonious echo from our discordant life.
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One by one bright gifts from heaven Joys are sent thee here below
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And yet We lost it in this daily jar and fret, And now live idle in a vague regret
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Every word man’s lips have uttered Echoes in God’s skies.
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Some pure ideal of a noble life That once seemed possible?
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Hours are golden links, God’s token Reaching heaven; but one by one Take them
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Take them readily when given, Ready, too, to let them go.
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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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To listen to Earth’s weary voices Louder every day Bidding her no longer linger
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I do not ask, O Lord, that life may be a pleasant road.
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For when the horse and ass begin to think and argue, adieu to riding and driving.
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The stars can only shine In the dark night.
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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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