The sun, centre and sire of light, The keystone of the world-built arch of heaven. — Philip James Bailey Copy Share Image
America, thou half-brother of the world; with something good and bad of every land. — Philip James Bailey Copy Share Image
Night comes, world-jewelled, . . . The stars rush forth in myriads as to wage War with the lines of Darkness; and… — Philip James Bailey Copy Share Image
Burn to be great, Pay not thy praise to lofty things alone. The plains are everlasting as the hills, The bard cannot… — Philip James Bailey Copy Share Image
Star canto: star speaks light, and world to world Repeats the passage of the universe To God; the name of Christ--the one… — Philip James Bailey Copy Share Image
The world is a great poem, and the world's The words it is writ in, and we souls the thoughts. — Philip James Bailey Copy Share Image
Look on the bee upon the wing 'mong flowers; How brave, how bright his life! then mark, him hiv'd, Cramp'd, cringing in… — Philip James Bailey Copy Share Image
The hero is the world-man, in whose heart One passion stands for all, the most indulged. — Philip James Bailey Copy Share Image
Dear Lord, our God and Saviour! for Thy gifts The world were poor in thanks, though every soul Were to do nought… — Philip James Bailey Copy Share Image
England! my country, great and free! Heart of the world, I leap to thee! — Philip James Bailey Copy Share Image
I am tired of looking on what is, One might as well see beauty never more, As look upon it with an… — Philip James Bailey Copy Share Image
Thou art a woman, And that is saying the best and worst of thee. — Philip James Bailey Copy Share Image
The death-change comes. Death is another life. We bow our heads At going out, we think, and enter straight Another golden chamber of the… — Philip James Bailey Copy Share Image
It is fine to stand upon some lofty mountain thought, and feel the spirit stretch into a view. — Philip James Bailey Copy Share Image
Fine thoughts are wealth, for the right use of which Men are and ought to be accountable,-- If not to Thee, to those they… — Philip James Bailey Copy Share Image