"When the baby dies, On every side Rose……" — Helen Hunt Jackson
"When the baby dies, On every side Rose stranger's voices, hard and harsh and loud. The baby was not wrapped in any shroud. The mother made no sound. Her head was bowed That men's eyes might not see Her misery."
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Helen Hunt Jackson
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34 Quotes by Helen Hunt Jackson
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O sweet, delusive Noon, Which the morning climbs to find, O moment sped too soon, And morning left behind.
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The wild mustard in Southern California is like that spoken of in the New Testament. . . . Its gold…
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There is nothing so skillful in its own defense as imperious pride.
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There cannot be found in the animal kingdom a bat, or any other creature, so blind in its own range…
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Wounded vanity knows when it is mortally hurt; and limps off the field, piteous, all disguises thrown away. But pride…
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But all lost things are in the angels' keeping, Love; No past is dead for us, but only sleeping, Love;…
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Who longest waits most surely wins.
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For April sobs while these are so glad April weeps while these are so gay,- Weeps like a tired child…
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O bees, sweet bees!" I said; "that nearest field Is shining white with fragrant immortelles Fly swiftly there and drain…
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One of Dr. Johnson's ingredients of happiness was, "A little less time than you want." That means always to have…
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O May, sweet-voice one, going thus before, Forever June may pour her warm red wine Of life and passions,--sweeter days…
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Gazing around, looking up at the lofty pinnacles above, which seemed to pierce the sky, looking down upon the world,-\-\it…
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