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Quotes by Chas. G. Leland
Great albatross! -the meanest birds Spring up and flit away, While thou must toil to gain a flight, And spread those pinions grey; But when they once are fairly poised, Far o'er each chirping thing Thou sailest wide to other lands, E'en sleeping on the wing.— filed under Birds-Blackbird
Subjects. Calvinism. When in God thou believest, near God thou wilt certainly be!— filed under Belief
To Paradise, the Arabs say, Satan could never find the way Until the peacock led him in.— filed under Birds-Pelican
j.. A Bird's-Eye View Thereof. 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!— filed under Birds-Swallow
Time fleeth on, Youth soon is gone, Naught earthly may abide; Life seemeth fast, But may not last- It runs as runs the tide.— filed under Change
Dark eyes-eternal soul of pride! Deep life in all that's true! Away, away to other skies! Away o'er seas and sands! Such eyes as those were never made To shine in other lands.— filed under Eyes
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. * * * * * * Among the flowers no perfume is like mine; That which is best in me comes from within. So those who in this world 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.— filed under Flowers-Kingcup
Sweet Basil. Ocymum Basilicum. I pray your Highness mark this curious herb: Touch it but lightly, stroke it softly, Sir, And it gives forth an odor sweet and rare; But crush it harshly and you'll make a scent Most disagreeable.— filed under Flowers-Thorn
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.— filed under Kisses
The Lord of Learning who upraised mankind From being silent brutes to singing men.— filed under Learning
Fitzgerald's trans. Life will be lengthened while growing, for Thought is the measure of life.— filed under Life
Love leads to present rapture, then to pain; But all through Love in time is healed again.— filed under Love
Sweet through the green leaves shines the moon.— filed under Monuments
Of all the arts, great music is the art To raise the soul above all earthly storms.— filed under Music
And softly came the fair young queen O'er mountain, dale, and dell; And where her golden light was seen An emerald shadow fell. The good-wife oped the window wide, The good-man spanned his plough; 'Tis time to run, 'tis time to ride, For Spring is with us now.— filed under Sculpture
Up rose the wild old winter-king, And shook his beard of snow; "I hear the first young hare-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!"— filed under Sows
Part I.-Unclassified Arbora. It was the noise Of ancient trees falling while all was still Before the storm, in the long interval Between the gathering clouds and that light breeze Which Germans call the Wind's bride.— filed under Treason
Margaret. 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 had never been.— filed under Work