Quote#Wisdom
The scene was changed. It was a bark that slowly held its way
Quote byHenry Glassford Bell · 1803–1874
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Summer and Winter Hours (1831), "Mary Queen of Scots", l. 41.
English (original)
The scene was changed. It was a bark that slowly held its way, And o'er its lee the coast of France in the light of evening lay; And on its deck a lady sat, who gazed with tearful eyes Upon the fast receding hills that dim and distant rise.
— Henry Glassford Bell
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Her neck is bared—the blow is struck—the soul has pass'd away; The bright—the beautiful—is now a bleeding piece of clay!— A solemn text! Go, think of it, in silence and alone, Then weigh against a grain of sand the glories of a throne!
So All is diff’rent, and yet All is One.
What great Effects from slender Causes flow!
But as well may you, when urging a man up-hill with a heavy load upon his back, and with your lash also upon his back, tell him, that be has nothing to do either with the load or the lash.
There is no up-hill in the skyes; Clouds stay not feathered feete.