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Quotes by S. Bishop Heber
Threshold. Then on! then on! where duty leads, My course be onward still.— filed under Duty
Then tower'd the palace, then in awful state The temple rear'd its everlasting gate. No workman steel, no ponderous axes rung. Like some tall palm the noiseless fabric sprung. S.— filed under Alphonso The Wise
Bonaparte. Death rides on every passing breeze, He lurks in every flower.— filed under Death
Failed the bright promise of your early day?— filed under Fairies
With drooping bells of clearest blue Thou didst attract my childish view, Almost resembling The azure butterflies that flew Where on the heath thy blossoms grew So lightly trembling.— filed under Flowers-Gorse
Thus heavenly hope is all serene, But earthly hope, how bright so e'er, Still fluctuates o'er this changing scene, As false and fleeting as 'tis fair.— filed under Hope
No workman steel, no pond'rous axes rung: Like some tall palm the noiseless fabric sprung.— filed under Occupations-Alchemy
When Spring unlocks the flowers to paint the laughing soil. C.— filed under Sculpture