No star is ever lost we once have seen, We always may be what we might have been.
ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTEREvery 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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The stars can only shine In the dark night.
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One by one bright gifts from heaven Joys are sent thee here below
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It seemed the harmonious echo from our discordant life.
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One by one the sands are flowing
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Dreams grow holy put in action; work grows fair through starry dreaming,
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Have we not all, amid life’s petty strife
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See how time makes all grief decay.
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Did we not hear The flutter of its wings, and feel it near, And just within our reach? It was.
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For when the horse and ass begin to think and argue, adieu to riding and driving.
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Joy is like restless day; but peace divine like quiet night.
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Be strong to hope, O Heart! Though day is bright,
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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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I was weary and ill at ease, and my fingers wandered idly over the noisy keys.
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To listen to Earth’s weary voices Louder every day Bidding her no longer linger
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