Quote#God & Faith
The most joyous and gladsome natures are often most keenly alive to…
Quote byJean Ingelow · 1820–1897
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Fated to Be Free: A Novel (1875), Ch. 17, p. 203..
English (original)
The most joyous and gladsome natures are often most keenly alive to impressions of reverence, and wonder, and awe. Emily's mind longed and craved to annex itself to all things fervent, deep, and real. As she walked on the common grass, she thought the better of it because the feet of Christ had trodden it also.
— Jean Ingelow
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