Charles Godfrey Leland Quotes

• The brave deserve the lovely - every woman may be won.

  Charles Godfrey Leland

  Bravery, Lovely, May

  Charles Godfrey Leland (2015). “Songs of the Sea and Lays of the Land”, p.142, Library of Alexandria

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• Life will be lengthened while growing, for
  Thought is the measure of life.

  Charles Godfrey Leland

  Life, Growing

  Charles Godfrey Leland (1872). “The Music-lesson of Confucius, and Other Poems”, p.11

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• The Lord of Learning who upraised mankind from being silent brutes to singing men.

  Charles Godfrey Leland

  Learning, Men, Singing

  Charles Godfrey Leland (1872). “The Music-lesson of Confucius, and Other Poems”, p.2

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• To Paradise, the Arabs say, Satan could never find the way Until the peacock led him in.

  Charles Godfrey Leland

  Paradise, Way, Satan

  Charles Godfrey Leland (1872). “The Music-lesson of Confucius, and Other Poems”, p.69

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• If all the world must see the world
  As the world the world hath seen,
  Then it were better for the world
  That the world have never been.

  Charles Godfrey Leland

  World, Ifs

  Charles Godfrey Leland (1872). “The Music-lesson of Confucius, and Other Poems”, p.89

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• Up rose the wild old winter-king, And shook his beard of snow; "I hear the first young hard-bell ring, 'Tis time for me to go! Northward o'er the icy rocks, Northward o'er the sea, My daughter comes with sunny locks: This land's too warm for me!

  Charles Godfrey Leland

  Daughter, Kings, Winter

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• Love leads to present rapture,-then to pain;
  But all through Love in time is healed again.

  Charles Godfrey Leland

  Life, Pain, Rapture

  Charles Godfrey Leland (1872). “The Music-lesson of Confucius, and Other Poems”, p.29

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• Sweet music! sacred tongue of God.

  Charles Godfrey Leland

  Music, Sweet, Sacred

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• But, as old Swedish legends say, Of all the birds upon that day, The swallow felt the deepest grief, And longed to give her Lord relief, And chirped when any near would come. Hugswala swala swal honom! Meaning, as they who tell it deem, Oh, cool, oh, cool and comfort Him!

  Charles Godfrey Leland

  Grief, Giving, Bird

  Charles Godfrey Leland (1872). “The Music-lesson of Confucius, and Other Poems”, p.66

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• Among the flowers no perfume is like mine; That which is best in me comes from within. So those in this world who would rise and shine Should seek internal excellence to win. And though 'tis true that falsehood and despair Meet in my name, yet bear it still in mind That where they meet they perish. All is fair When they are gone and nought remains behind.

  Charles Godfrey Leland

  Flower, Winning, Names

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• When in God thou believest, near God thou wilt certainly be.

  Charles Godfrey Leland

  Belief

  Charles Godfrey Leland (1872). “The Music-lesson of Confucius, and Other Poems”, p.15

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• Thought is the measure of life.

  Charles Godfrey Leland

  Thoughts On Life

  Charles Godfrey Leland (1872). “The Music-lesson of Confucius, and Other Poems”, p.11

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• What is a kiss? Alacke! at worst,
  A single Dropp to quenche a Thirst,
  Tho' oft it prooves, in happie Hour,
  The first swete Dropp of our long Showre.

  Charles Godfrey Leland

  Kissing, Long, Firsts

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• Time fleeth on,
  Youth soon is gone,
  Naught earthly may abide;
  Life seemeth fast,
  But may not last--
  It runs as runs the time.

  Charles Godfrey Leland

  Change, Running, Gone

  Charles Godfrey Leland (1872). “The Music-lesson of Confucius, and Other Poems”, p.51

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• Jas in the Arab language is despair, And Min the darkest meaning of a lie. Thus cried the Jessamine among the flowers, How justly doth a lie Draw on its head despair! Among the fragrant spirits of the bowers The boldest and the strongest still was I. Although so fair, Therefore from Heaven A stronger perfume unto me was given Than any blossom of the summer hours.

  Charles Godfrey Leland

  Summer, Lying, Flower

  Charles Godfrey Leland (1872). “The Music-lesson of Confucius, and Other Poems”, p.32

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