And long we try in vain to speak and act
Our hidden self, and what we say and do
Is eloquent, is well — but 'tis not true!


"The Buried Life" (1852), st. 6

Matthew Arnold Quotes

And long we try in vain to speak and act Our hidden self, and what we say and do Is eloquent, is well — but 'tis not true!

And long we try in vain to speak and act Our hidden self, and what we say and do Is eloquent, is well — but 'tis not true!

And long we try in vain to speak and act Our hidden self, and what we say and do Is eloquent, is well — but 'tis not true!

And long we try in vain to speak and act Our hidden self, and what we say and do Is eloquent, is well — but 'tis not true!