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Quotes by Ebenezer Elliott
on Cats. If 'twere not for my cat and dog, I think I could not live.— filed under Animals-Dog
Things of to-day? Deeds which are harvest for Eternity!— filed under Deeds
Stern fate and time Will have their victims; and the best die first, Leaving the bad still strong, though past their prime, To curse the hopeless world they ever curs'd, Vaunting vile deeds, and vainest of the worst.— filed under Fate
Thy fruit full well the schoolboy knows, Wild bramble of the brake! So, put thou forth thy small white rose; I love it for his sake.— filed under Flowers-Azalea
Cloud. Dahlia. Dahlia. The garden glows with dahlias large and new.— filed under Flowers-Daffodil
Ah! Bring childhood's flower! The half-blown daisy bring.— filed under Flowers-Daisy
Daisies infinite Uplift in praise their little glowing hands, O'er every hill that under heaven expands.— filed under Flowers-Daisy
And here the sunflower of the spring Burns bright in morning's beam.— filed under Flowers-Sunflower
Again the violet of our early days Drinks beauteous azure from the golden sun, And kindles into fragrance at his blaze.— filed under Flowers-Violet
Almighty Father! let thy lowly child, Strong in his love of truth, be wisely bold, - A patriot bard, by sycophants reviled, Let him live usefully, and not die old!— filed under Prayer
Yet walk with me where hawthorns hide The wonders of the lane.— filed under Trees And Plants-Chestnut