Quote#World
Thou great Creator! Pardon us who reach
Quote byCelia Thaxter · 1835–1894
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "Before Sunrise", in Poems (1872).
English (original)
Thou great Creator! Pardon us who reach For other heaven beyond this world of thine, This matchless world, where thy least touch doth teach Thy solemn lessons clearly, line on line. And help us to be grateful, we who live Such sordid, fretful lives of discontent, Nor see the sunshine nor the flower, nor strive To find the love thy bitter chastening meant.
— Celia Thaxter
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