Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton Quotes
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They who have steeped their souls in prayer
Can every anguish calmly bear.
Can every anguish calmly bear.
Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton
But on and up, where Nature's heart
Beats strong amid the hills.
Beats strong amid the hills.
Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton
A man's best things are nearest him,
Lie close about his feet.
Lie close about his feet.
Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton
Great thoughts, great feelings came to them,
Like instincts, unawares.
Like instincts, unawares.
Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton
I wandered by the brookside,
I wandered by the mill;
I could not hear the brook flow,
The noisy wheel was still.
I wandered by the mill;
I could not hear the brook flow,
The noisy wheel was still.
Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton
Lady Moon, Lady Moon, where are you roving?
Over the sea.
Lady Moon, Lady Moon, whom are you loving?
All that love me!
Over the sea.
Lady Moon, Lady Moon, whom are you loving?
All that love me!
Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton
The hills of manhood wear a noble face
When seen from far;
The mist of light from which they take their grace
Hides what they are.
When seen from far;
The mist of light from which they take their grace
Hides what they are.
Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton
Mohammed's truth lay in a holy Book,
Christ's in a sacred Life.
Christ's in a sacred Life.
Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton
Grand Thoughts that never can be wearied out,
Showing the unreality of Time.
Showing the unreality of Time.
Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton
