"But who will watch my lilies, When their……" — Bayard Taylor
"But who will watch my lilies, When their blossoms open white? By day the sun shall be sentry, And the moon and the stars by night!"
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Bayard Taylor
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58 Quotes by Bayard Taylor
Bayard Taylor has 58 quotes on this site.
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Fame is what you have taken, / Character's what you give; / When to this truth you waken, / Then…
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The loving are the daring.
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Love's humility is love's true pride.
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Those who would attain to any marked degree of excellence in a chosen pursuit must work, and work hard for…
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The bravest are the most tender; the loving are the daring.
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Opportunity is rare, and a wise man will never let it go by him.
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The healing of the world is in its nameless saints. Each separate star seems nothing, but a myriad scattered stars…
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From the desert I come to thee, On a stallion shod with fire; And the winds are left behind In…
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I love thee, I love but thee, With a love that shall not die.
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And far and wide, in a scarlet tide, The poppy's bonfire spread.
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Who thinks, at night, that morn will ever be? Who knows, far out upon the central sea, That anywhere is…
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Voluptuous bloom and fragrance rare The summer to its rose may bring; Far sweeter to the wooing air The hidden…
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A very common flower adds generosity to beauty. It gives joy to the poor, to the rude, and to the…
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Nature does have manure and she does have roots as well as blossoms, and you can't hate the manure and…
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Kind hearts are the garden, kind thoughts are the roots, kind words are the blossoms, kind deeds are the fruit.
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Earthly pride is like the passing flower, that springs to fall, and blossoms but to die.
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The artist is the confidant of nature, flowers carry on dialogues with him through the graceful bending of their stems…
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