He thought as a sage, though he felt as a man.

He thought as a sage, though he felt as a man.

The moment of finding a fellow-creature is often as full of
mingled doubt and exultation, as the moment of read more

The moment of finding a fellow-creature is often as full of
mingled doubt and exultation, as the moment of finding an idea.

Feeling is deep and still; and the word that floats on the
surface
Is as the tossing buoy, read more

Feeling is deep and still; and the word that floats on the
surface
Is as the tossing buoy, that betrays where the anchor is hidden.

Era of good feeling.

Era of good feeling.

The soul of music slumbers in the shell,
Till wak'd and kindled by the master's spell,
And read more

The soul of music slumbers in the shell,
Till wak'd and kindled by the master's spell,
And feeling hearts touch them but lightly--pour
A thousand melodies unheard before!

Art is not a handicraft, it is the transmission of feeling the artist has experienced.

Art is not a handicraft, it is the transmission of feeling the artist has experienced.

Sensations sweet,
Felt in the blood, and felt along the heart.

Sensations sweet,
Felt in the blood, and felt along the heart.

For there are moments in life, when the heart is so full of
emotion,
That if by chance read more

For there are moments in life, when the heart is so full of
emotion,
That if by chance it be shaken, or into its depths like a pebble,
Drops some careless word, it overflows, and its secret,
Spilt on the ground like water, can never be gathered together.

But, spite of all the criticising elves,
Those who would make us feel, must feel themselves.

But, spite of all the criticising elves,
Those who would make us feel, must feel themselves.