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> [God said,--"Let there be light!" Grim darkness felt His might, And fled away; Then startled seas and mountains cold Shone forth, all bright in blue and gold, And cried--"'Tis day! 'tis day!" "Hail, holy light!" exclaim'd The thunderous cloud that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ebenezer-elliott/god-said-let-there-be-light-grim-darkness-felt-his-might-and-fled/)

[Ebenezer Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ebenezer-elliott/)

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## More by Ebenezer Elliott

> [Written in support of abolishing the Corn Laws, it became Elliott's most famous poem. The Peoples Anthem When wilt thou save the people Oh,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ebenezer-elliott/written-in-support-of-abolishing-the-corn-laws-it-became-elliott-s/)

[Ebenezer Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ebenezer-elliott/)

> [Life is short, and time is swift; Roses fade, and shadows shift.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ebenezer-elliott/life-is-short-and-time-is-swift-roses-fade-and-shadows-shift/)

[Ebenezer Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ebenezer-elliott/)

> [Stern fate and time Will have their victims; and the best die first, Leaving the bad still strong, though past their prime, To curse…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ebenezer-elliott/stern-fate-and-time-will-have-their-victims-and-the-best-die-first/)

[Ebenezer Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ebenezer-elliott/)

> [Daisies infinite Uplift in praise their little growing hands, O'er every hill that under heaven expands.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ebenezer-elliott/daisies-infinite-uplift-in-praise-their-little-growing-hands-o-er/)

[Ebenezer Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ebenezer-elliott/)

> [Almighty Father! let thy lowly child, Strong in his love of truth, be wisely bold,-- A patriot bard, by sycophants reviled. Let him live…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ebenezer-elliott/almighty-father-let-thy-lowly-child-strong-in-his-love-of-truth-be/)

[Ebenezer Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ebenezer-elliott/)

> [Again the violet of our early days Drinks beauteous azure from the golden sun, And kindles into fragrance at his blaze.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ebenezer-elliott/again-the-violet-of-our-early-days-drinks-beauteous-azure-from-the/)

[Ebenezer Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ebenezer-elliott/)

> [The quivering flesh, though torture-torn, may live, but souls, once deeply wounded, heal no more.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ebenezer-elliott/the-quivering-flesh-though-torture-torn-may-live-but-souls-once/)

[Ebenezer Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ebenezer-elliott/)

> [Sleep, to the homeless thou art home; the friendless find in thee a friend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ebenezer-elliott/sleep-to-the-homeless-thou-art-home-the-friendless-find-in-thee-a/)

[Ebenezer Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ebenezer-elliott/)

> [God said,--"Let there be light!" Grim darkness felt His might, And fled away; Then startled seas and mountains cold Shone forth, all bright in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ebenezer-elliott/god-said-let-there-be-light-grim-darkness-felt-his-might-and-fled/)

[Ebenezer Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ebenezer-elliott/)

> [Tis toil's reward, that sweetens industry, As love inspires with strength the enraptur'd thrush.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ebenezer-elliott/tis-toil-s-reward-that-sweetens-industry-as-love-inspires-with/)

[Ebenezer Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ebenezer-elliott/)

> [What is a Communist? One who hath yearnings For equal division of unequal earnings, Idler or bungler, or both, he is willing, To fork…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ebenezer-elliott/what-is-a-communist-one-who-hath-yearnings-for-equal-division-of/)

[Ebenezer Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ebenezer-elliott/)

> [Things of today? Deeds which are harvest for Eternity!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ebenezer-elliott/things-of-today-deeds-which-are-harvest-for-eternity/)

[Ebenezer Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ebenezer-elliott/)

> [If't were not for my cat and dog, I think I could not live.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ebenezer-elliott/if-t-were-not-for-my-cat-and-dog-i-think-i-could-not-live/)

[Ebenezer Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ebenezer-elliott/)

> [The streams, rejoiced that winter's work is done, Talk of to-morrow's cowslips as they run.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ebenezer-elliott/the-streams-rejoiced-that-winter-s-work-is-done-talk-of-to-morrow-s/)

[Ebenezer Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ebenezer-elliott/)

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