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Carlos Wilcox
6 quotes
“Of true benevolence, its charms divine, With other motives to call forth its power, And its grand triumphs, multiplied beyond All former bounds, in this its golden age, Humbly I sing, awed by the holy theme; A theme exalted, though as yet unsung, In beauty rich, of inspiration full, And worthy of a nobler harp than that From which heroic strains sublimely sound.”
Carlos Wilcox (1794–1827) said by 1827 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Time well employed is Satan's deadliest foe: It leaves no opening for the lurking fiend.”
Carlos Wilcox (1794–1827) said by 1827 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The sultry summer past, September comes, Soft twilight of the soft-declining year. All mildness, soothing loneliness and peace, The fading season ere the falling come.”
Carlos Wilcox (1794–1827) said by 1827 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Be thy best thoughts to work divine addressed; Do something — do it soon — will all thy might; An angel's wing would droop if long at rest, And God Himself inactive were no longer blessed.”
Carlos Wilcox (1794–1827) said by 1827 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“'Tis infamy to die and not be missed.”
Carlos Wilcox (1794–1827) said by 1827 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Rouse to some work of high and holy love, And thou an angel's happiness shall know.”
Carlos Wilcox (1794–1827) said by 1827 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source