"My name may have buoyancy enough to float……" — Richard Watson Gilder
"My name may have buoyancy enough to float upon the sea of time."
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10 Quotes by Richard Watson Gilder
Richard Watson Gilder has 10 quotes on this site.
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Better than honor and glory, and History's iron pen, Was the thought of duty done and the love of his…
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Knights of the spirit; warriors in the cause Of justice absolute 'twixt man and man.
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A man not perfect, but of heart so high, of such heroic rage, That even his hopes became a part…
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I am the laughter of the new-born child On whose soft-breathing sleep an angel smiled.
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I am the spirit of the morning sea, I am the awakening and the glad surprise.
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Fra Lippo, we have learned from thee A lesson of humanity: To every mother's heart forlorn, In every house the…
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What babe new born is this that in a manger cries? Near on her lowly bed his happy mother lies.…
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We lean on Faith; and some less wise have cried, "Behold the butterfly, the see that's cast!" Vain hopes that…
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Against the darkness outer God's light his likeness takes, And he from the mighty doubter The great believer makes.
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