Half my life is full of sorrow, Half of joy, still fresh and new
ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTERFor when the horse and ass begin to think and argue, adieu to riding and driving.
More Adelaide Anne Procter Quotes
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I know too well the poison and the sting of things too sweet.
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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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Dreams grow holy put in action.
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Some pure ideal of a noble life That once seemed possible?
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Lead me, O Lord, till perfect Day shall shine through Peace to Light.
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On her charm’d way But hasten to her task of beauty Scarcely yet begun.
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Each man has some part to play.
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One by one bright gifts from heaven Joys are sent thee here below
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Lest the chain be broken Ere the pilgrimage be done.
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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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No star is ever lost we once have seen, We always may be what we might have been.
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See how time makes all grief decay.
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Do not look at life’s long sorrow; see how small each moment’s pain.
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Take them readily when given, Ready, too, to let them go.
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To listen to Earth’s weary voices Louder every day Bidding her no longer linger
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