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“Doth Nature draw me, 'tis because, Unto my seeming, there doth lurk A lawlessness about her laws, More mood than purpose in her work.”

Quote by Alfred Austin

Book:At the Gate of the Convent: And Other Poems

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At the Gate of the Convent: And Other Poems

This volume includes a selection of poems that delve into a range of subjects, offering readers a glimpse into the poet's introspective and expressive world. more

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Alfred Austin was a British poet born on May 30, 1835, and died on June 2, 1913. His poetry works were diverse and widespread, and he had a profound influence on later poets. more

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“If Nature built by rule and square, Than man what wiser would she be? What wins us is her careless care, And sweet unpunctuality.”

Ifs Men Care Winning Nature Sweet Built Squares Wiser Careless

Book:At the Gate of the Convent: And Other Poems

Source: At the Gate of the Convent: And Other Poems

“We are all alike, and we love to keep passion aglow at our feet, Like one that sitteth in shade and complacently smiles at the heat.”

Passion Feet Heat Shade

Author:Alfred Austin

“Though my verse but roam the air And murmur in the trees, You may discern a purpose there, As in music of the bees.”

May Poetry Purpose Air Tree Bees Verses

Book:At the Gate of the Convent: And Other Poems

Source: At the Gate of the Convent: And Other Poems

“Tis true among fields and woods I sing, Aloof from cities--that my poor strains Were born, like the simple flowers you bring, In English meadows and English lanes.”

Poetry Born Simple Poor Cities Fields Flower Woods Strain Lanes Meadows Aloof

Book:Days of the Year: A Poetic Calendar from the Works of A. Austin

Source: Days of the Year: A Poetic Calendar from the Works of A. Austin

“From sunny woof and cloudy weft Fell rain in sheets; so, to myself I hummed these hazard rhymes, and left The learned volume on the shelf.”

Left Rain Volume Rhyme Shelves Sheets Sunny Hazards Cloudy

Book:At the Gate of the Convent: And Other Poems

Source: At the Gate of the Convent: And Other Poems

“So, timely you came, and well you chose, You came when most needed, my winter rose. From the snow I pluck you, and fondly press Your leaves 'twixt the leaves of my leaflessness.”

Wells Needed Presses Rose Winter Snow Pluck Timely

Author:Alfred Austin

“Thought, stumbling, plods Past fallen temples, vanished gods, Altars unincensed, fanes undecked, Eternal systems flown or wrecked; Through trackless centuries that grant To the poor trudge refreshment scant, Age after age, pants on to find A melting mirage of the mind.”

Mind Age Past Poor Century Eternal Fallen Temples Grants Pants Altars Melting Stumbling Mirages Refreshments

Book:At the Gate of the Convent: And Other Poems

Source: At the Gate of the Convent: And Other Poems

“Where has thou been all the dumb winter days When neither sunlight was nor smile of flowers, Neither life, nor love, nor frolic, Only expanse melancholic, With never a note of thy exhilarating lays?”

Flower Lays Notes Winter Dumb Sunlight Exhilarating Expanse Winter Days

Book:Days of the Year: A Poetic Calendar from the Works of A. Austin

Source: Days of the Year: A Poetic Calendar from the Works of A. Austin

“In vain would science scan and trace Firmly her aspect. All the while, There gleams upon her far-off face A vague unfathomable smile.”

Faces Aspect Vain Vague Gleam Unfathomable

Book:At the Gate of the Convent: And Other Poems

Source: At the Gate of the Convent: And Other Poems

“No verse which is unmusical or obscure can be regarded as poetry whatever other qualities it may possess.”

May Quality Verses Obscure

Author:Alfred Austin