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“At twenty every one is republican.”

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Alphonse de Lamartine was a French Romantic poet, novelist, and politician. He is known for his lyrical poetry and novels, which have had a profound influence on literature. more

“The People will not allow themselves to be changed into hogs by the Circes of Atheism. Their souls will flash indignation against their transformers. A day will come when they will see that they are impoverished under the pretext of being enriched; that, when they are robbed of their souls and of God, both their titles to liberty are stolen from them.”

People Soul Liberty Atheism Changed Titles Flash Stolen Indignation Pretext Hog

Book:Lamartine on Atheism: Atheism Among the People

Source: Lamartine on Atheism: Atheism Among the People

“Death, with funereal shades in vain surrounds me, My reason through his darkness seeth light: 'Tis the last step which brings me close to Thee: 'Tis the veil falling, 'twixt Thy face and mine.”

Reason Light Lasts Faces Death Fall Steps Darkness Mines Thee Vain Surround Shade Veils

Book:A biographical sketch: the poetical meditations : and, poetical and religious harmonies

Source: A biographical sketch: the poetical meditations : and, poetical and religious harmonies

“Going from Flip to Kev, obviously you don't want to see someone ever lose their job. For me it's probably a little more difficult, because other than Bill Blair, Flip is all I knew.”

Want Littles Jobs Difficult Loses Basketball Bills Flip Blair

Author:Kevin Garnett

“Shall not this bygone Eden that we knew In our Eternal Life have shape and hue? For where Time is not shall not all Time be? In that calm breast whereto our souls are cleaving Shall we not find our loved ones beyond grieving About the hearth-stone of Eternity?”

Heart Soul Shapes Eternal Stones Eternity Calm All Time Grieving Breasts Loved Ones Eternal Life Eden Hue Cleaving

Author:Alphonse de Lamartine

“Soul of the universe, Sire, God, Creator, Lord, I believe in Thee, 'neath all these names: And without having need to hear thy word, In the sky's brow my glorious creed I trace.”

Needs Believe Soul God Universe Names I Believe Lord Sky Creator I Believe In Thee Glorious Creeds Brows

Book:A biographical sketch: the poetical meditations : and, poetical and religious harmonies

Source: A biographical sketch: the poetical meditations : and, poetical and religious harmonies

“What mortal is there, over whose first joys and happiness does not break some storm, dispelling with its icy breath his fanciful illusions, and shattering his altar?”

Firsts Doe Happiness Joy Break Illusion Breaths Storm Mortals Altars Joy And Happiness Icy Shattering Dispelling

Author:Alphonse de Lamartine

“What is our life but a succession of preludes to that unknown song whose first solemn note is sounded by death?”

Life Firsts Song Our Lives Notes Solemn Succession Life Death Prelude

Author:Alphonse de Lamartine

“All nature is the temple; earth the altar.”

Earth Nature Temples Altars

Author:Alphonse de Lamartine

“And when night, guiding her bright train of stars, Throws o'er the sleeping world her gloomy veil, Lonely amidst the desert and the darkness, Musing upon the night's calm majesty; Wrapt up in quietness, with shade and silence, My soul more closely worshippeth Thy presence; With an internal day I feel enlighten'd, And hear a voice, which biddeth me to hope.”

Source: A biographical sketch: the poetical meditations : and, poetical and religious harmonies

“Utopias are often just premature truths.”

Utopia Premature

Author:Alphonse de Lamartine

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