One has often wondered whether upon the whole earth there is anything so unintelligent, so unapt to perceive how the world is really going, as an ordinary young Englishman of our upper class.
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Thou waitest for the spark from heaven and we, Light half-believers in our casual deeds ... Who hesitate and falter life away, And lose tomorrow the ground won today Ah, do not we, Wanderer, await it too.Matthew Arnold
O children, what do ye reply?
Matthew Arnold
Thou standest, smiling
Down on me!
Matthew Arnold
Nature, with equal mind, Sees all her sons at play, Sees man control the wind, The wind sweep man away.
Matthew Arnold
Some life of men unblest
He knew, which made him droop, and fill'd his head.
Matthew Arnold
Miracles do not happen.
Matthew Arnold
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