Quote #10

Yes: in the sea of life enisl'd, With echoing straits between us thrown, Dotting the shoreless watery wild, We mortal millions live alone.

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  1. Calm soul of all things! make it mine To feel, amid the city's jar, That there abides a peace of thine, Man did not make, and cannot mar.
  2. With aching hands and bleeding feet We dig and heap, lay stone on stone; We bear the burden and the heat Of the long day and wish't were do…
  3. We cannot kindle when we will The fire that in the heart resides, The spirit bloweth and is still, In mystery our soul abides; - But tasks,…
  4. But often, in the world's most crowded streets, But often, in the din of strife, There rises an unspeakable desire After the knowledge of o…
  5. Ennobling this dull pomp, the life of kings, By contemplation of diviner things.
  6. And long we try in vain to speak and act Our hidden self, and what we say and do Is eloquent, is well - but 'tis not true!
  7. The will is free; Strong is the soul, and wise, and beautiful; The seeds of god-like power are in us still; Gods are we, bards, saints, her…
  8. Resolve to be thyself; and know, that he Who finds himself, loses his misery.

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