“Old noted oak! I saw thee in a mood Of vague indifference; and yet with me Thy memory, like thy fate, hath lingering stood For years, thou hermit, in the lonely sea Of grass that waves around thee!” YearsMemoriesSawsFateSeaLonelyWaveMoodTheeGrassIndifferenceVagueOaksLingeringHermits Book:Delphi Complete Works of John Clare (Illustrated) Source: Delphi Complete Works of John Clare (Illustrated)
“In our lonely hours we awake those sleeping images with which our memories are stored, and vitalize them again.” HoursMemoriesSleepLonelyAwakeOur Memories Author:Stephanie Felicite, comtesse de Genlis