Coventry Patmore Quotes

• The sunshine dreaming upon Salmon's height Is not so sweet and white As the most heretofore sin-spotted Soul That darts to its delight Straight from the absolution of a faithful fight.
• Life is not life at all without delight.
• To have nought Is to have all things without care or thought!
• For want of me the world's course will not fail; When all its work is done the lie shall rot; The truth is great and shall prevail When none cares whether it prevail or not.
• None thrives for long upon the happiest dream.
• The flower of olden sanctities.
• Having my law the seventh time disobey'd, I struck him, and dismiss'd With hard words and unkiss'd, -His Mother, who was patient, being dead.

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