"Not to admire, is all the art I know
(Plain truth, dear Murray, needs few flowers of speech)
To make men happy, or to keep them so."
(So take it in the very words of Creech)
Thus Horace wrote we all know long ago;
And thus Pope quotes the precept to re-teach
From his translation; but had none admired,
Would Pope have sung, or Horace been inspired?
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Men go abroad to admire the heights of mountains, the mighty billows of the sea, the broad tides of rivers, read more
Men go abroad to admire the heights of mountains, the mighty billows of the sea, the broad tides of rivers, the compass of the ocean, and the circuits of the stars, and pass themselves by.
Animals do not admire each other. A horse does not admire its companion.
Animals do not admire each other. A horse does not admire its companion.
No nobler feeling than this, of admiration for one higher than
himself, dwells in the breast of man. It read more
No nobler feeling than this, of admiration for one higher than
himself, dwells in the breast of man. It is to this hour, and at
all hours, the vivifying influence in man's life.
Distance is a great promoter of admiration!
Distance is a great promoter of admiration!
Heroes themselves had fallen behind!
--Whene'er he went before.
Heroes themselves had fallen behind!
--Whene'er he went before.
To love is to admire with the heart; to admire is to love with the mind
To love is to admire with the heart; to admire is to love with the mind
Tell me who admires you and loves you, and I will tell you who you are.
Tell me who admires you and loves you, and I will tell you who you are.
We always love those who admire us, and we do not always love
those whom we admire.
We always love those who admire us, and we do not always love
those whom we admire.
Season your admiration for a while
With an attent ear. . . .
Season your admiration for a while
With an attent ear. . . .
