"Oh! what waves of crime and bloodshed have……" — Bayard Taylor
"Oh! what waves of crime and bloodshed have swept like the waves of a deluge down the valley of the Rhine! War has laid his mailed hand on those desolate towers and ruthlessly torn down what time has spared, yet he could not mar the beauty of the shore, nor could Time himself hurl down the mountains that guard it."
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Bayard Taylor
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58 Quotes by Bayard Taylor
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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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