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Jean Ingelow, a renowned British poet, was born on March 17, 1820, in London, and passed away on July 20, 1897. Her poetry is known for its dreamlike style and rich imagination.

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All Long Life Feet Flower Heart Heaven Moon World Faces Glad Golden Men Miracle Night Reason Bland Born Children Clovers Daisies

Famous Jean Ingelow Quotes

“I wish, and I wish that the spring would go faster, Nor long summer bide so late; And I could grow on like the foxglove and aster, For some things are ill to wait.”

Long Wish Grows Waiting Late Summer Spring Ill Faster Impatience Asters Foxgloves

Book:The Poetical Works of Jean Ingelow

Source: The Poetical Works of Jean Ingelow

“I opened the doors of my heart. And behold, There was music within and a song, And echoes did feed on the sweetness, repeating it long. I opened the doors of my heart. And behold, There was music that played itself out in aeolian notes: Then was heard, as a far-away bell at long intervals tolled.”

Heart Long Happiness Song Doors Heard My Heart Notes Bells Far Away Echoes Sweetness Intervals

Book:The Poetical Works of Jean Ingelow

Source: The Poetical Works of Jean Ingelow

“The red Sahara in an angry glow, / With amber fogs, across its hollows trailed / Long strings of camels, gloomy-eyed and slow.”

Long Red Angry Desert Strings Fog Gloomy Camels Amber Sahara

Book:The Poetical Works of Jean Ingelow

Source: The Poetical Works of Jean Ingelow

“I have lived life long enough to thank God that all my prayers have not been answered”

Long Enough Prayer Thank God Long Life

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“How short our happy days appear! How long the sorrowful!”

Long Time Sorrowful Happy Day

Book:The Poetical Works of Jean Ingelow

Source: The Poetical Works of Jean Ingelow

“From henceforth thou shalt learn that there is love To long for, pureness to desire, a mount Of consecration it were good to scale.”

Life Long Desire Scales Consecration Pureness

Book:Poems

Source: Poems

About the Author

Born: March 17, 1820
Died: July 20, 1897
Known for: Poet
Quotes: 47

Books & Sources

The Poetical Works of Jean IngelowRelated source material

PoemsRelated source material

Off the Skelligs: A NovelRelated source material

Off the Skelligs: Collection of British and American AuthorsRelated source material

Poems by Jean IngelowRelated source material

The Monitions of the Unseen: And Poems of Love and ChildhoodRelated source material

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