Robert Pollok quotes

With one hand he put A penny in the urn of poverty, And with the other took a shilling out. (Robert Pollok)
He was a man Who stole the livery of the court of Heaven To serve the Devil in. View quote
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Most wondrous book! bright candle of the Lord! Star of Eternity! The only star By which the bark of man could navigate The sea of life and gain the coast of bliss Securely. View quote
Robert Pollok
And now her eyes grew bright, and brighter still, Too bright for ours to look upon, suffused With many tears, and closed without a cloud. They set as sets the morning star, which goes Not down behind the darkened west, nor hides Obscured among the tempests of the sky, But melts away into the light of heaven. View quote
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Sorrows remembered sweeten present joy. View quote
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He touched his harp, and nations heard, entranced, As some vast river of unfailing source, Rapid, exhaustless, deep, his numbers flowed And opened new fountains in the human heart. View quote
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T was Slander filled her mouth with lying words, Slander, the foulest whelp of Sin. View quote
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He laid his hand upon "the Ocean's mane," And played familiar with his hoary locks. View quote
Robert Pollok

Robert Pollok

Robert Pollok - Image
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0
Occupation: Scottish Poet
Born: October 19, 1798
Died: September 15, 1827
Quotes count: 8
Wikipedia: Robert Pollok

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