Philip James Bailey ( 10 of 77 )
Worthy books
Are not companions--they are solitudes:
We lose ourselves in them and all our cares.
Worthy books
Are not companions--they are solitudes:
We lose ourselves in them and all our cares.
I have a heart with room for every joy.
I have a heart with room for every joy.
Who never doubted, never half believed.
Where doubt there truth is--'tis her shadow.
Who never doubted, never half believed.
Where doubt there truth is--'tis her shadow.
Prayer is the spirit speaking truth to Truth.
Prayer is the spirit speaking truth to Truth.
Imagination is the air of mind.
Imagination is the air of mind.
The sun, centre and sire of light,
The keystone of the world-built arch of heaven.
The sun, centre and sire of light,
The keystone of the world-built arch of heaven.
The worst men often give the best advice.
The worst men often give the best advice.
Earth took her shining station as a star,
In Heaven's dark hall, high up the crowd of worlds.
Earth took her shining station as a star,
In Heaven's dark hall, high up the crowd of worlds.
Both man and womankind belie their nature
When they are not kind.
Both man and womankind belie their nature
When they are not kind.
England! my country, great and free!
Heart of the world, I leap to thee!
England! my country, great and free!
Heart of the world, I leap to thee!
