Quote#God & Faith
A mighty lesson we inherit
Quote byLord Byron · 1788–1824
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Prometheus (1816), III..
English (original)
A mighty lesson we inherit: Thou art a symbol and a sign To Mortals of their fate and force; Like thee, Man is in part divine, A troubled stream from a pure source
— Lord Byron
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When we two parted In silence and tears, Half brokenhearted, To sever for years.
Farewell! if ever fondest prayer For other's weal avail'd on high, Mine will not all be lost in air, But waft thy name beyond the sky.
Because He is all-powerful, must all-good, too, follow? I judge but by the fruits—and they are bitter— Which I must feed on for a fault not mine.
I only know we loved in vain; I only feel — farewell! farewell!
When age chills the blood, when our pleasures are past— For years fleet away with the wings of the dove— The dearest remembrance will still be the last, Our sweetest memorial the first kiss of love.
In secret we met In silence I grieve, That thy heart could forget, Thy spirit deceive. If I should meet thee After long years,