And yet We lost it in this daily jar and fret, And now live idle in a vague regret
ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTERDreams grow holy put in action.
More Adelaide Anne Procter Quotes
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One of these lives is a fancy, But the other one is true.
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One by one bright gifts from heaven Joys are sent thee here below
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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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To listen to Earth’s weary voices Louder every day Bidding her no longer linger
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I was weary and ill at ease, and my fingers wandered idly over the noisy keys.
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Have we not all, amid life’s petty strife
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I do not ask, O Lord, that life may be a pleasant road.
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One by one the sands are flowing
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We always may be what we might have been.
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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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I know too well the poison and the sting of things too sweet.
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Be strong, O Heart of mine, Look towards the light!
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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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