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“If Paris that brief flight allow, My humble tomb explore! It bears: Eternity, be thou My refuge! and no more.”

Quote by Matthew Arnold

Book:Delphi Complete Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold (Illustrated)

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Delphi Complete Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold (Illustrated)

The Delphi Complete Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold (Illustrated) is a curated compilation of the poet's extensive body of work. It features a selection of Arnold's most celebrated poems, accompanied by visual elements that aim to enrich the reader's experience. This volume is a testament to Arnold's influence on English literature, providing insight into his exploration of nature, morality, and the human condition. The illustrated format is designed to complement the poetic content, offering a visually engaging experience for readers interested in Victorian poetry. more

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Matthew Arnold was an English poet, born on December 24, 1822, and died on April 15, 1888. His poetry is known for its profound philosophy and admiration for nature. more

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“Let the long contention cease! / Geese are swans, and swans are geese.”

Long Cease Geese Swans Contention

Author:Matthew Arnold

“God's Wisdom and God's Goodness!--Ah, but fools Mis-define thee, till God knows them no more. Wisdom and goodness they are God!--what schools Have yet so much as heard this simpler lore. This no Saint preaches, and this no Church rules: 'Tis in the desert, now and heretofore.”

Knows God School Church Heard Fool Goodness Saint Thee Desert God Knows

Author:Matthew Arnold

“No, no! The energy of life may be Kept on after the grave, but not begun; And he who flagg'd not in the earthly strife, From strength to strength advancing--only he His soul well-knit, and all his battles won, Mounts, and that hardly, to eternal life.”

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Book:Poems

Source: Poems

“Like driftwood spares which meet and pass Upon the boundless ocean-plain, So on the sea of life, alas! Man nears man, meets, and leaves again.”

Men Sea Ocean Spares Alas Boundless Driftwood

Author:Matthew Arnold

“It is - last stage of all When we are frozen up within, and quite The phantom of ourselves To hear the world applaud the hollow ghost Which blamed the living man”

Men World Lasts Stage Quitting Ghost Frozen Hollow Phantoms

Book:Delphi Complete Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold (Illustrated)

“Children of men! the unseen Power, whose eye Forever doth accompany mankind, Hath look'd on no religion scornfully That men did ever find.”

Men Looks Children Eye Religion Religious Forever Mankind Unseen Accompany Children Of Men

Book:Poems by Matthew Arnold: Lyric, dramatic, and elegiac poems

Source: Poems by Matthew Arnold: Lyric, dramatic, and elegiac poems

“The Greek word euphuia, a finely tempered nature, gives exactly the notion of perfection as culture brings us to perceive it; a harmonious perfection, a perfection in which the characters of beauty and intelligence are both present, which unites "the two noblest of things" - as Swift most happily calls them in his Battle of the Books, "the two noblest of things, sweetness and light."”

Giving Two Book Character Light Culture Battle Perfection Notion Perceive Greek Sweetness Harmonious

Author:Matthew Arnold

“Youth dreams a bliss on this side of death. It dreams a rest, if not more deep, More grateful than this marble sleep; It hears a voice within it tell: Calm's not life's crown, though calm is well. 'Tis all perhaps which man acquires, But 'tis not what our youth desires.”

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Book:New poems

Source: New poems

“All the live murmur of a summer's day.”

Author:Matthew Arnold

“The grand stye arises in poetry, when a noble nature, poetically gifted, treats with simplicity or with severity a serious subject.”

Poetry Subjects Serious Treats Simplicity Noble Arise Gifted Severity Serious Subjects

Author:Matthew Arnold