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11 Quotes for 'Leigh Hunt (James Henry Leigh Hunt)' in the Database.
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Leigh Hunt (James Henry Leigh Hunt) Quotes
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Abou Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase!)
Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace,
And say, within the moonlight in his room,
Making it rich, and like a lily in bloom,
An angel, writing in a book of gold;
Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold,
And to the presence in the room he said--
"What writest thou?" The Vision raised its head,
And, with a look made all of sweet accord,
Answered, "The names of those who love the Lord."
Topic: Dreams
Source: Abou Ben Adhem and the Angel
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Green little vaulter, in the sunny grass,
Catching your heart up at the feel of June,
Sole noise that's heard amidst the lazy noon,
When ev'n the bees lag at the summoning brass.
Topic: Grasshoppers
Source: To the Grasshopper and the Cricket
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We are Lilies fair,
The flower of virgin light;
Nature held us forth, and said,
"Lo! my thoughts of white."
- Leigh Hunt (James Henry Leigh Hunt),
Topic: Lilies
Source: Songs and Chorus of the Flowers--Lilies
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Central depth of purple,
Leaves more bright than rose,
Who shall tell what brightest thought
Out of darkness grows?
Who, through what funereal pain,
Souls to love and peace attain?
- Leigh Hunt (James Henry Leigh Hunt),
Topic: Poppies
Source: Songs and Chorus of the Flowers--Poppies
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We are slumberous poppies,
Lords of Lethe downs,
Some awake and some asleep,
Sleeping in our crowns.
What perchance our dreams may know,
Let our serious may know.
- Leigh Hunt (James Henry Leigh Hunt),
Topic: Poppies
Source: Songs and Chorus of the Flowers--Poppies
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An exquisite invention this,
Worthy of Love's most honeyed kiss,--
This art of writing billet-doux--
In buds, and odors, and bright hues!
In saying all one feels and thinks
In clever daffodils and pinks;
In puns of tulips; and in phrases,
Charming for their truth, of daisies.
Topic: Post
Source: Love-Letters Made of Flowers
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Patience and Gentleness is Power.
- Leigh Hunt (James Henry Leigh Hunt),
Topic: Power
Source: Sonnet--On a Lock of Milton's Hair
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Yon second-hand bookseller is second to none in the worth of the
treasures which he dispenses.
Topic: Publishing
Source: On the Beneficence of Bookstalls
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We are violets blue,
For our sweetness found
Careless in the mossy shades,
Looking on the ground.
Love's dropp'd eyelids and a kiss,--
Such our breath and blueness is.
- Leigh Hunt (James Henry Leigh Hunt),
Topic: Violets
Source: Songs and Chorus of the Flowers--Violets
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Abou Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase!)
Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace,
And say, within the moonlight in his room,
Making it rich, and like a lily in bloom,
An angel, writing in a book of gold;
Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold,
And to the presence in the room he said--
"What writest thou?" The Vision raised its head,
And, with a look made all of sweet accord,
Answered, "The names of those who love the Lord."
Topic: Visions
Source: Abou Ben Adhem and the Angel
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Wit is the clash and reconcilement of incongruities; the meeting
of extremes round a corner.
Topic: Wit
Source: Wit and Humour
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