Bryan Procter was a notable English poet of the 19th century, born on November 21, 1787, and died on October 5, 1874. His poetry, characterized by its emotional depth and exploration of themes such as nature and love, has earned him a place among the prominent figures of the Romantic movement.
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Source: A Sicilian Story ; with Diego de Montilla and Other Poems
“All round the room my silent servants wait, My friends in every season, bright and dim.”
“Despair doth strike as deep a furrow in the brain as mischief or remorse.”
Source: Dramatic Scenes ; with Other Poems Now First Printed
“O human beauty, what a dream art thou, that we should cast our life and hopes away on thee!”
“The sea! The sea! The open sea!, The blue, the fresh, the ever free!”
“Oh, the summer night, Has a smile of light, And she sits on a sapphire throne.”
“Pity speaks to grief more sweetly than a band of instruments.”
Source: Dramatic Scenes ; with Other Poems Now First Printed
“I never was on the dull, tame shore, But I loved the great sea more and more.”
“The sweetest noise on earth, a woman's tongue; A string which hath no discord.”
Source: Dramatic Scenes ; with Other Poems Now First Printed
“So mightiest powers buy deepest calms are fed, And sleep, how oft, in things that gentlest be!”
“Half of the ills we hoard within our hearts Are ills because we hoard them.”
Source: Dramatic Scenes ; with Other Poems Now First Printed