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Leafs On An Idle Breeze - My Inspirational Poems (Annotated Edition)

Book by Ella Wheeler Wilcox · 8 quotes · Soul, Heart, Life

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“All perfect things are saddening in effect. The autumn wood robed in its scarlet clothes, The matchless tinting on the royal rose Whose velvet leaf by no least flaw is flecked. Love's supreme moment, when the soul unchecked Soars high as heaven, and its best rapture knows, These hold a deeper pathos than our woes, Since they leave nothing better to expect.”

“There is no chance, no destiny, no fate,Can circumvent or hinder or controlThe firm resolve of a determined soul.Gifts count for nothing; will alone is great;All things give way before it soon or late.What obstacle can stay the mighty forceOf the sea seeking river in its course,Or cause the ascending orb of day to wait?”

“There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can circumvent or hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul.”