Quote#Wisdom
Though pleased to see the dolphins play
Quote byMatthew Green · 1696–1737
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Spleen (1737).
English (original)
Though pleased to see the dolphins play, I mind my compass and my way.
— Matthew Green
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Nor bigots who but one way see, Through blinkers of authority.
To cure the mind's wrong bias, Spleen, Some recommend the bowling green; Some, hilly walks; all, exercise; Fling but a stone, the giant dies.
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Thus I steer my bark, and sail On even keel, with gentle gale.
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.