In visions of the dark night I have dreamed of joy departed- But a waking dream of life and light Hath left me broken-hearted. Ah! what is not a dream by day To him whose eyes are cast On things around him with a ray Turned back upon the past? That holy dream- that holy dream, While all the world were chiding, Hath cheered me as a lovely beam A lonely spirit guiding. What though that light, thro' storm and night, So trembled from afar- What could there be more purely bright In Truth's day-star?
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A Dream – by Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849)
Posted in Poetry that inspires, tagged A Dream, baldwin, Edgar Allan Poe, england, famous poets, old english, Philadelphia, poems, poems of the 1800's, poetry, poets of the 1800's, the baldwin poet on December 9, 2012| 1 Comment »
Murmurs In the Gloom by Thomas Hardy
Posted in Poetry that inspires, tagged 1899, baldwin, england, english poets, famous english poets, Jude the Obscure, murmurs in the gloom, nadir of the sun, poems, poetry, the baldwin poet, thomas hardy, Thomas Hardy poet on November 21, 2012| Leave a Comment »
I wayfared at the nadir of the sun
Where populations meet, though seen of none;
And millions seemed to sigh around
As though their haunts were nigh around,
And unknown throngs to cry around
Of things late done.
“O Seers, who well might high ensample show”
(Came throbbing past in plainsong small and slow),
“Leaders who lead us aimlessly,
Teachers who train us shamelessly,
Why let ye smoulder flamelessly
The truths ye trow?
“Ye scribes, that urge the old medicament,
Whose fusty vials have long dried impotent,
Why prop ye meretricious things,
Denounce the sane as vicious things,
And call outworn factitious things
Expedient?
“O Dynasties that sway and shake us so,
Why rank your magnanimities so low
That grace can smooth no waters yet,
But breathing threats and slaughters yet
Ye grieve Earth’s sons and daughters yet
As long ago?
“Live there no heedful ones of searching sight,
Whose accents might be oracles that smite
To hinder those who frowardly
Conduct us, and untowardly;
To lead the nations vawardly
From gloom to light?”
September 22, 1899.
Quote by Emily Bronte (1818-1848)
Posted in Famous Quotes, tagged 1818, 1848, Anne Bronte, baldwin, charlotte bronte, creativity, earth, emily bronte, england, existence, famous writers, first novel written, Happy Birthday Emily Bronte, July 30, July 30th 1818, man, passionate writers, Poems by Currer Ellis and Acton Bell, poetry, poets, the baldwin poet, universe, women poets, women writers, wuthering heights, Yorkshire England on July 1, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Though Earth and Man were gone
And suns and universes ceased to be
And Thou wert left alone
Every existence would exist in Thee.
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by Emily Bronte July 30th 1818 to December 19th 1848, Yorkshire England
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Emily Brontë died at the young age of 30, of tuberculosis, leaving the now-legendary Wuthering Heights as her only novel. Little is known about Brontë’s life; she was a member of the famed Brontë writing clan, which included her sisters Charlotte (author of Jane Eyre) and Anne (author of Agnes Grey). The three published their poetry in the 1846 book Poems by Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell. (The names were pseudonyms for Charlotte, Emily and Anne.) Emily began writing Wuthering Heights in 1845 and it was published late in 1847. The book’s troubled lovers, the beautiful Catherine Earnshaw and the stormy, troubled Heathcliff, have become famous figures in literature.
Another Man
Posted in Famous Quotes, tagged affairs of the heart, baldwin, bleak house, charles dickens, david copperfield, england, english novelist, famous quotes, funny, Gadshill Place, great expectations, husbands and wives, kent, quotes, Rochester Kent, the baldwin poet, Warehorne England, women writers on May 1, 2012| 1 Comment »
Over dinner this evening I told my significant other that I’m in love with another man…then I told him “no worries dear, it’s Charles Dickens and he’s been dead for 142 years.” We then both strongly agreed, it’s not much of a threat, and I receive his ultimate blessing to carry on with the affair whole heartedly.
Copyright © LC 2012
Agatha Christie Quote
Posted in Famous Quotes, tagged Agatha Christie, baldwin, disasters, england, english novelist, English playwright, English women, famous quotes, famous quotes by famous women, poems, poetry, the baldwin poet, women and poetry, women and writing on April 29, 2012| 4 Comments »
“Look here,” I said, “people like to collect disasters.”
Agatha Christie, Endless Night, 1967 – English Novelist and Playwright (1891-1975)
From The Little Book of Spirit by Elaine Bernstein Partnow 2010
Mary
Posted in My Poetry/ Prose, tagged 1928, affairs of the heart, ancestry, baldwin, england, lost loves, love, mother and daughter, officer and a gentleman, poems, poetry, romance, the baldwin poet, war on April 10, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Your blue eyes dance across the page
Causing mine to linger
To remember
– The dance
A chance meeting in 1928
You were a gentleman
An officer at best
With one last night
– Unencumbered
To the four corners of the earth
Never to return to these four walls
Instead gone abroad
Back to the old country
– While I remain
The seed you left grows
– Unencumbered
To the four corners of the earth
– Though you may never return
She has your eyes.
Copyright © LC 2012
Charles Dickens – Quote on drinking
Posted in Famous Quotes, tagged british, charles dickens, england, english novelist, famous quotes, gad's hill place, kent, kent england, libel, oliver twist, recovery, victorian novelist on February 19, 2012| Leave a Comment »
“If he were really not in the habit of drinking rather more than was exactly good for him, he might have brought an action against his countenance for libel, and have recovered heavy damages.”
from Oliver Twist
by Charles John Huffam Dickens (famous Victorian English Novelist; Born 7 February 1812 Landport, Portsmouth, England; died 9 June 1870 Gad’s Hill Place, Higham, Kent, England)