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Quote by Kathleen Raine

“And see the peaceful trees extend their myriad leaves in leisured dance- they bear the weight of sky and cloud upon the fountain of their veins.”

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Kathleen Raine

Kathleen Raine was an English poet known for her surrealistic and mystical style. Her works often explore profound themes of human existence, such as death, love, and religion. Born on June 14, 1908, she passed away on July 6, 2003. more

Book:The life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: comprehending an account of his studies and numerous works, in chronological order; a series of his epistolatory correspondence and conversations with many eminent persons; and various original pieces of his composition, never before published: the whole exhibiting a view of literature and literary men in Great-Britain, for near half a century during which he flourished

Source: The life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: comprehending an account of his studies and numerous works, in chronological order; a series of his epistolatory correspondence and conversations with many eminent persons; and various original pieces of his composition, never before published: the whole exhibiting a view of literature and literary men in Great-Britain, for near half a century during which he flourished

“This solitary Tree! a living thing Produced too slowly ever to decay; Of form and aspect too magnificent To be destroyed.”

Form Tree Aspect Destroyed Solitary Decay Magnificent Living Things

Book:The Complete Poetical Works of William Wordsworth

Source: The Complete Poetical Works of William Wordsworth

“John Clare, in his poem To a Fallen Elm, makes the tree a selfmark as well as a landmark.”

Wells Tree Fallen Landmarks

Author:Tim Fulford

“I was raised by the song Of the murmuring grove And loving I learned Among Flowers.”

Song Tree Flower Raised Grove Murmuring Inspirational Tree

Author:Friedrich Holderlin

“When I reflect that one man, armed only with his own physical and moral resources, was able to cause this land of Canaan to spring from the wasteland, I am convinced that in spite of everything, humanity is admirable. But when I compute the unfailing greatness of spirit and the tenacity of benevolence that it must have taken to achieve this result, I am taken with an immense respect for that old and unlearned peasant who was able to complete a work worthy of God.”