James Russell Lowell ( 10 of 106 )
A beggar through the world am I,
From place to place I wander by.
Fill up my read more
A beggar through the world am I,
From place to place I wander by.
Fill up my pilgrim's scrip for me,
For Christ's sweet sake and charity.
That cause is strong which has not a multitude, but one strong man behind it.
That cause is strong which has not a multitude, but one strong man behind it.
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.
Laborin' man an' laborin' woman
Hev one glory an' one shame;
Ev'ything thet's done inhuman
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Laborin' man an' laborin' woman
Hev one glory an' one shame;
Ev'ything thet's done inhuman
Injers all on 'em the same.
Sence I've ben here, I've hired a chap to look about for me,
To git me a transplantable an' read more
Sence I've ben here, I've hired a chap to look about for me,
To git me a transplantable an' thrifty fem'ly-tree.
Tiny Salmoneus of the air
His mimic bolts the firefly threw.
Tiny Salmoneus of the air
His mimic bolts the firefly threw.
The only faith that wears well and holds its color in all
weathers is that which is woven of read more
The only faith that wears well and holds its color in all
weathers is that which is woven of conviction and set with the
sharp mordant of experience.
A great man is made up of qualities that meet or make great
occasions.
A great man is made up of qualities that meet or make great
occasions.
"What means this glory round our feet,"
The Magi mused, "more bright than morn!"
And voices chanted read more
"What means this glory round our feet,"
The Magi mused, "more bright than morn!"
And voices chanted clear and sweet,
"To-day the Prince of Peace is born."
There is no good in arguing with the inevitable. The only
argument available with an east wind is to read more
There is no good in arguing with the inevitable. The only
argument available with an east wind is to put on your overcoat.
