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John Addington Symonds
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“She smiled, and the shadows departed; She shone, and the snows were rain; And he who was frozen-hearted Bloomed up into love again.”
John Addington Symonds (1840–1893) first seen 1880 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Eyebright", st. 4. New and Old (London: Smith, Elder, & Co, 1880) p. 20
“Shades are we; and of shades we weave A trifling pleasant make-believe; Then pass into the shadowy night, Where formless shades blindfold the light.”
John Addington Symonds (1840–1893) first seen 1880 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Camera Obscura". New and Old (1880) p. 218
“These things shall be! A loftier race Than e'er the world hath known, shall rise With flame of freedom in their souls, And light of science in their eyes.”
John Addington Symonds (1840–1893) first seen 1880 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: A Vista", st. 4. New and Old (1880) p. 226
“No seed shall perish which the soul hath sown.”
John Addington Symonds (1840–1893) first seen 1882 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Versöhnung: A Belief". Animi Figura (London: Smith, Elder, & Co, 1882) p. 72
“Gods fade; but God abides and in man’s heart Speaks with the clear unconquerable cry Of energies and hopes that can not die.”
John Addington Symonds (1840–1893) first seen 1882 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On the Sacro Monte". Animi Figura (1882) p. 96