Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton ✓

(1809–1885) poet United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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[Wikidata] British politician and poet (1809-1885)... | [Wikipedia] Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton, FRS was a British poet, patron of literature, and politician. A member of the Whig and later Liberal parties, he served in the House of Commons before being elevated to the peerage as Baron Houghton in 1863. Milnes was known for his literary salons, suppo

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• The virtue lies in the struggle, not the prize. Lies
• But on and up, where Nature's heart Beats strong amid the hills. Amid
• The beating of my own heart Was all the sound I heard. All
• Great thoughts, great feelings came to them, Like instincts, unawares. Came
• Can every anguish calmly bear. Anguish
• It's not the lack of ability or opportunity that holds you back; it is only a lack of confidence in yourself. Ability
• Love will always be the most powerful force. Force
• I wandered by the brook-side, I wandered by the mill; I could not hear the brook flow, The noisy wheel was still. Brook
• They who have steeped their soul in prayer can every anguish calmly bear. Anguish

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