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Nathaniel Parker Willis
11 quotes
“If there is any thing that keeps the mind Open to angel visits, and repels The ministry of ill—tis human love.”
Nathaniel Parker Willis (1806–1867) first seen 1831 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Poem Delivered before the Society of United Brothers at Brown University on the Day Preceding Commencement, September 6, 1831 (New York: J. & J. Harper, 1831), p. 19.
“Wisdom sits alone Topmost in Heaven.”
Nathaniel Parker Willis (1806–1867) first seen 1835 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Scholar of Thebet Ben Khorat", II, in Melanie and Other Poems (London: Saunders and Otley, 1835), p. 128.
“He who binds His soul to knowledge steals the key of heaven.”
Nathaniel Parker Willis (1806–1867) first seen 1835 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Scholar of Thebet Ben Khorat", II, in Melanie and Other Poems (London: Saunders and Otley, 1835), p. 129.
“At present there is no distinction among the upper ten thousand of the city.”
Nathaniel Parker Willis (1806–1867) first seen 1845 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Dashes at Life with a Free Pencil, Part IV: Ephemera (New York: J. S. Redfield, 1845), p. 161.
Also quoted by: Nathaniel P. Willis
“One lamp—thy mother's love—amid the stars Shall lift its pure flame changeless, and, before The throne of God burn through eternity— Holy—as it was lit and lent thee here.”
Nathaniel Parker Willis (1806–1867) first seen 1847 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Rizpah with Her Sons", in Sacred Poems (New York: Clark & Austin, 1847), p. 69.
“They are all up—the innumerable stars— And hold their place in heaven. […] There they stand, Shining in order, like a living hymn Written in light, awaking at the breath Of the celestial dawn, and praising Him Who made them, with the harmony of spheres.”
Nathaniel Parker Willis (1806–1867) first seen 1847 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Contemplation", in Sacred Poems (New York: Clark & Austin, 1847), p. 104.
“For it stirs the blood in an old man’s heart, And makes his pulses fly, To catch the thrill of a happy voice, And the light of a pleasant eye.”
Nathaniel Parker Willis (1806–1867) first seen 1848 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Saturday Afternoon", in Poems of Early and After Years (Philadelphia: Carey and Hart, 1848), p. 120.
Also quoted by: Nathaniel P. Willis
“Let us weep in our darkness—but weep not for him! Not for him—who, departing, leaves millions in tears! Not for him—who has died full of honor and years! Not for him—who ascended Fame’s ladder so high From the round at the top he has stepp'd to the sky.”
Nathaniel Parker Willis (1806–1867) first seen 1848 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Death of Harrison", in Poems of Early and After Years (Philadelphia: Carey and Hart, 1848), p. 220.
“But the sin forgiven by Christ in Heaven By man is cursed alway!”
Nathaniel Parker Willis (1806–1867) first seen 1848 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Unseen Spirits", in Poems of Early and After years (Philadelphia: Carey and Hart, 1848), p. 234.
“The value of life deepens incalculably with the privileges of travel.”
Nathaniel Parker Willis (1806–1867) first seen 1853 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Summer Cruise in the Mediterranean on board an American Frigate (Auburn: Alden, Beardsley & Co., 1853), Letter V, p. 58.
“It is the month of June, The month of leaves and roses, When pleasant sights salute the eyes, And pleasant scents the noses.”
Nathaniel Parker Willis (1806–1867) said by 1867 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Also quoted by: Nathaniel P. Willis