Robert Southey ( 10 of 21 )
. . . make the abhorrent eye
Roll back and close.
. . . make the abhorrent eye
Roll back and close.
All deception in the course of life is indeed nothing else but a lie reduced to practice, and falsehood passing read more
All deception in the course of life is indeed nothing else but a lie reduced to practice, and falsehood passing from words into things.
Three things a wise man will not trust,
The wind, the sunshine of an April day,
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Three things a wise man will not trust,
The wind, the sunshine of an April day,
And woman's plighted faith.
The solitary Bee
Whose buzzing was the only sound of life,
Flew there on restless wing,
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The solitary Bee
Whose buzzing was the only sound of life,
Flew there on restless wing,
Seeking in vain one blossom where to fix.
No distance of place or lapse of time can lessen the friendship of those who are thoroughly persuaded of each read more
No distance of place or lapse of time can lessen the friendship of those who are thoroughly persuaded of each other's worth.
It is with words as with sunbeams--the more they are condensed, the deeper they burn.
It is with words as with sunbeams--the more they are condensed, the deeper they burn.
She comes majestic with her swelling sails,
The gallant Ship: along her watery way,
Homeward she drives read more
She comes majestic with her swelling sails,
The gallant Ship: along her watery way,
Homeward she drives before the favouring gales;
Now flirting at their length the streamers play,
And now they ripple with the ruffling breeze.
Midnight, and yet no eye
Through all the Imperial City closed in sleep.
Midnight, and yet no eye
Through all the Imperial City closed in sleep.
