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• Necessity, like electricity, is in ourselves and all things, and no more without us than within us.

  Philip James Bailey

  Electricity, All Things

  Philip James Bailey (1848). “Beauties of Festus”, p.110

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• Night comes, world-jewelled, . . . The stars rush forth in myriads as to wage War with the lines of Darkness; and the moon, Pale ghost of Night, comes haunting the cold earth After the sun's red sea-death--quietless.

  Philip James Bailey

  Stars, War, Moon

  Philip James Bailey (1860). “Festus: A Poem”, p.466

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• The wind breathes not, and the wave
  Walks softly as above a grave.

  Philip James Bailey

  Wind, Breathe, Wave

  Philip James Bailey (1857). “Festus: a poem”, p.143

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• How slight a chance may raise or sink a soul!

  Philip James Bailey

  Soul, May, Chance

  Philip James Bailey (1857). “Festus: a poem”, p.82

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• The poet's pen is the true divining rod Which trembles towards the inner founts of feeling; Bringing to light and use, else hid from all, The many sweet clear sources which we have of good and beauty in our own deep bosoms; And marks the variations of all mind As does the needle.

  Philip James Bailey

  Sweet, Light, Feelings

  Philip James Bailey (1857). “Festus: a poem”, p.431

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• The hero is the world-man, in whose heart One passion stands for all, the most indulged.

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  Hero, Passion, Heart

  Philip James Bailey (1857). “Festus: a poem”, p.15

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• Sorrow is a stone that crushes a single bearer to the ground, while two are able to carry it with ease.

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  Crush, Two, Sorrow

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• Kindness is wisdom. There is none in life But needs it and may learn.

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  Kindness, Needs, May

  Philip James Bailey (1857). “Festus: a poem”, p.413

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• Surely the stars are images of love.

  Philip James Bailey

  Stars, Images Of Love

  Philip James Bailey (1857). “Festus: a poem”, p.471

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• The death-change comes. Death is another life. We bow our heads At going out, we think, and enter straight Another golden chamber of the king's Larger than this we leave, and lovelier. And then in shadowy glimpses, disconnect, The story, flower-like, closes thus its leaves. The will of God is all in all. He makes, Destroys, remakes, for His own pleasure, all.

  Philip James Bailey

  Death, Kings, Flower

  Philip James Bailey (1857). “Festus: a poem”, p.445

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• If all were rich, gold would be penniless.

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  Gold, Would Be, Rich

  Philip James Bailey (1857). “Festus: a poem”, p.211

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• We live not to ourselves, our work is life.

  Philip James Bailey

  Work

  Philip James Bailey (1857). “Festus: a poem”, p.422

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• Words are the motes of thought, and nothing more.

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  Philip James Bailey (1845). “Festus: A Poem”, p.282

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• The heart is its own Fate.

  Philip James Bailey

  Heart, Fate

  Philip James Bailey (1857). “Festus: a poem”, p.39

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• Nature means Necessity.

  Philip James Bailey

  Nature, Mean

  Philip James Bailey (1857). “Festus: a poem”, p.7

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• Hell is more bearable than nothingness.

  Philip James Bailey

  Evil, Hell, Bearable

  Philip James Bailey (1857). “Festus: a poem”, p.36

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• The strongest passion which I have is honor.

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  Passion, Honor, Strongest

  Philip James Bailey (1857). “Festus: a poem”, p.487

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• I cannot be content with less than heaven; Living, and comprehensive of all life. Thee, universal heaven, celestial all; Thee, sacrjd seat of intellective time; Field of the soul 's best wisdom : home of truth , Star-throned.

  Philip James Bailey

  Wisdom, Stars, Home

  Philip James Bailey, “Fetus - XI”

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• What men call accident is God's own part.

  Philip James Bailey

  Men, Accidents

  Philip James Bailey (1857). “Festus: a poem”, p.82

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• I cannot be content with less than heaven.

  Philip James Bailey

  Heaven

  Philip James Bailey (1857). “Festus: a poem”, p.195

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• Look on the bee upon the wing 'mong flowers;
  How brave, how bright his life! then mark, him hiv'd,
  Cramp'd, cringing in his self-built, social cell,
  Thus it is in the world-hive; most where men
  Lie deep in cities as in drifts.

  Philip James Bailey

  Lying, Flower, Men

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• Men might be better if we better deemed of them.

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  Men, Might, Ifs

  Philip James Bailey (1857). “Festus: a poem”, p.74

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• Doubt is the shadow of truth.

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  Doubt, Shadow

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• When pride thaws, look for floods.

  Philip James Bailey

  Pride, Looks, Flood

  Philip James Bailey (1857). “Festus: a poem”, p.522

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• I run the gauntlet of a file of doubts,
  Each one of which down hurls me to the ground.

  Philip James Bailey

  Running, Doubt, Files

  Philip James Bailey (1848). “Beauties of Festus”, p.34

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