Quote#Wisdom
He grew, and grew
Quote byHartley Coleridge · 1796–1849
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Prometheus, Sylphs.
English (original)
He grew, and grew, A star-bright sign of fated empery; And all conspiring omens led him on To lofty purpose and pre-eminence.
— Hartley Coleridge
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Her very frowns are fairer far Than smiles of other maidens are.
She is not fair to outward view As many maidens be; Her loveliness I never knew Until she smiled on me: Oh! then I saw her eye was bright, A well of love, a spring of light.
Great poet, 'twas thy art To know thyself, and in thyself to be Whate'er Love, Hate, Ambition, Destiny, Or the firm, fatal purpose of the Heart Can make of Man. Yet thou wert still the same, Serene of thought, unhurt by thy own flame.
The soul of man is larger than the sky, Deeper than ocean, or the abysmal dark Of the unfathomed center.
On this hapless earth There ’s small sincerity of mirth, And laughter oft is but an art To drown the outcry of the heart.
Rising now, anon descending, Swift and bright as shooting stars, Thus we travel glad and free.