Matthew Arnold ( 10 of 61 )
Culture is the passion for sweetness and light, and (what is
more) the passion for making them prevail.
Culture is the passion for sweetness and light, and (what is
more) the passion for making them prevail.
Odin, thou whirlwind, what a threat is this
Thou threatenest what transcends thy might, even thine,
For read more
Odin, thou whirlwind, what a threat is this
Thou threatenest what transcends thy might, even thine,
For of all powers the mightiest far art thou,
Lord over men on earth, and Gods in Heaven;
Yet even from thee thyself hath been withheld
One thing--to undo what thou thyself hast ruled.
Every time the words "contrition" or "humility" drop from the lips of a prophet or psalmist, Christianity appears.
Every time the words "contrition" or "humility" drop from the lips of a prophet or psalmist, Christianity appears.
Still bent to make some port he knows not where, still standing for some false impossible shore.
Still bent to make some port he knows not where, still standing for some false impossible shore.
No, no! The energy of life may be
Kept on after the grave, but not begun;
And read more
No, no! The energy of life may be
Kept on after the grave, but not begun;
And he who flagg'd not in the earthly strife,
From strength to strength advancing--only he
His soul well-knit, and all his battles won,
Mounts, and that hardly, to eternal life.
Poetry is simply the most beautiful, impressive, and widely effective mode of saying things
Poetry is simply the most beautiful, impressive, and widely effective mode of saying things
Her cabin'd ample spirit,
It fluttered and fail'd for breath;
Tonight it doth inherit
read more
Her cabin'd ample spirit,
It fluttered and fail'd for breath;
Tonight it doth inherit
The vasty hall of death.
Genius is mainly an affair of energy, and poetry is mainly an affair of genius; therefore a nation whose spirit read more
Genius is mainly an affair of energy, and poetry is mainly an affair of genius; therefore a nation whose spirit is characterized by energy may well be imminent in poetry - and we have Shakespeare.
Others abide our question. Thou art free.
We ask and ask--Thou smilest and art still,
Out-topping knowledge.
Others abide our question. Thou art free.
We ask and ask--Thou smilest and art still,
Out-topping knowledge.
The grand style arises in poetry, when a noble nature, treats with simplicity or with severity a serious subject
The grand style arises in poetry, when a noble nature, treats with simplicity or with severity a serious subject
