One by one the moments fall; Some are coming, some are going
ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTEROne of these lives is a fancy, But the other one is true.
More Adelaide Anne Procter Quotes
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Have we not all, amid life’s petty strife, / Some pure idea of a noble life / That once seemed possible?
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One by one the sands are flowing
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The stars can only shine In the dark night.
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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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No star is ever lost we once have seen, We always may be what we might have been.
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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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We always may be what we might have been.
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See how time makes all grief decay.
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No star is lost once we have seen
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Be strong to hope, O Heart! Though day is bright,
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One by one bright gifts from heaven Joys are sent thee here below
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To listen to Earth’s weary voices Louder every day Bidding her no longer linger
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With heaven’s light upon their wings:Every word has its own spirit
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I was weary and ill at ease, and my fingers wandered idly over the noisy keys.
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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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