John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
Christopher Pearse Cranh 1813-1892 John Bartlett
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| Thought is deeper than all speech, Feeling deeper than all thought; Souls to souls can never teach What unto themselves was taught. |
| Stanzas. |
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| We are spirits clad in veils; Man by man was never seen; All our deep communing fails To remove the shadowy screen. |
| Stanzas. |
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| No night so wild but brings the constant sun With love and power untold; No time so dark but through its woof there run Some blessed threads of gold. |
| Oh Love supreme. |
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| O Light divine! we need no fuller test That all is ordered well; We know enough to trust that all is best Where Love and Wisdom dwell. |
| Oh Love supreme. |