Maxioms by James Russell Lowell
The fireflies o'er the meadow
In pulses come and go.
The fireflies o'er the meadow
In pulses come and go.
O wild and wondrous midnight,
There is a might in thee
To make the charmed body
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O wild and wondrous midnight,
There is a might in thee
To make the charmed body
Almost like spirit be,
And give it some faint glimpses
Of immortality.
Solitude is as needful to the imagination as society is wholesome for the character. - Among My Books, 1870.
Solitude is as needful to the imagination as society is wholesome for the character. - Among My Books, 1870.
Sentiment is intellectualized emotion; emotion precipitated, as it were, in pretty crystals by the fancy
Sentiment is intellectualized emotion; emotion precipitated, as it were, in pretty crystals by the fancy
Endurance is the crowning quality, And patience all the passion of great hearts
Endurance is the crowning quality, And patience all the passion of great hearts
