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LightWinged Smoke
Lightwinged Smoke, Icarian bird,
Melting thy pinions in thy upward flight,
Lark without song, and read more
LightWinged Smoke
Lightwinged Smoke, Icarian bird,
Melting thy pinions in thy upward flight,
Lark without song, and the messenger of dawn,
Circling above the hamlets as thy nest;
Or else, departing dream, and shadowy form
Of midnight vision, gathering up thy skirts;
By night star-veiling, and by day
Darkening the light and blotting out the sun;
Go thou my incense upward from this hearth,
And ask the gods to pardon this clear flame.
-Henry David Thoreau-.
Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are
justified by the law; ye are fallen read more
Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are
justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.
Full many a lady
I have eyed with best regard, and many a time
Th' harmony of read more
Full many a lady
I have eyed with best regard, and many a time
Th' harmony of their tongues hath into bondage
Brought my too diligent ear; for several virtues
Have I liked several women; never any
With so full soul but some defect in her
Did quarrel with the noblest grace she owed,
And put it to the foil.
Whatever he did, was done with so much ease,
In him alone 'twas natural to please.
Whatever he did, was done with so much ease,
In him alone 'twas natural to please.
Always accept good fortune with grace and humility.
Always accept good fortune with grace and humility.
Accept good advice gracefully - as long as it doesn't interfere with what you intended to do in the first read more
Accept good advice gracefully - as long as it doesn't interfere with what you intended to do in the first place.
From vulgar bounds with brave disorder part,
And snatch a grace beyond the reach of art.
From vulgar bounds with brave disorder part,
And snatch a grace beyond the reach of art.
We're all stumbling towards the light with varying degrees of grace at any given moment.
We're all stumbling towards the light with varying degrees of grace at any given moment.
Grace is free sovereign favor to the ill-deserving.
Grace is free sovereign favor to the ill-deserving.
