John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
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| Henry Howarth Bashford. (1880– ?) |
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| As I came down the Highgate Hill, The Highgate Hill, the Highgate Hill, As I came down the Highgate Hill 1 I met the sun’s bravado, And saw below me, fold on fold, Grey to pearl and pearl to gold, This London like a land of old, The land of Eldorado. |
| Romance. |
| George William (“A. E.”) Russell. (1867–1935) |
| 8237 |
| Our hearts were drunk with a beauty Our eyes could never see. |
| The unknown God. |
| 8238 |
| Ah, to think how thin the veil that lies Between the pain of hell and paradise! |
| Janus. |
| 8239 |
| Oh, I am so old, meseems I am next of kin to Time. |
| The Grey Eros. |
| 8240 |
| She sat with hands as if to bless, And looked with grave ethereal eyes; Ensouled by ancient Quietness, A gentle priestess of the Wise. |
| Forgiveness. |
| 8241 |
| Twilight, a timid fawn, went glimmering by, And Night, the dark-blue hunter, followed fast. |
| Refuge. |
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| We are in the calm and proud possession of eternal things. |
| Babylon. |
| Note 1. Alfred Noyes: Go down to Kew in Lilac-time. [back] |