On her charm’d way But hasten to her task of beauty Scarcely yet begun.
ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTERLest the chain be broken Ere the pilgrimage be done.
More Adelaide Anne Procter Quotes
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But where each flows on unmingling, both are fruitless and in vain.
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Every word man’s lips have uttered Echoes in God’s skies.
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Take them readily when given, Ready, too, to let them go.
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Dreams grow holy put in action; work grows fair through starry dreaming,
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No star is lost once we have seen
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For when the horse and ass begin to think and argue, adieu to riding and driving.
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One of these lives is a fancy, But the other one is true.
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Lead me, O Lord, till perfect Day shall shine through Peace to Light.
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Half my life is full of sorrow, Half of joy, still fresh and new
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One by one bright gifts from heaven Joys are sent thee here below
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Seated one day at the organ
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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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Do not look at life’s long sorrow; see how small each moment’s pain.
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The stars can only shine In the dark night.
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Some pure ideal of a noble life That once seemed possible?
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