Truth
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No one can be happy who has been thrust outside the pale of truth. And there are two ways that one can be removed from this realm: by lying, or by being lied to
As thou these ashes, little brook, wilt bear
Into the Avon, Avon to the tide
Of Severn, Severn to the narrow seas,
Into main ocean they, this deed accursed
An emblem yields to friends and enemies
How the bold teacher's doctrine, sanctified
By truth, shall spread, throughout the world dispersed.
Into the Avon, Avon to the tide
Of Severn, Severn to the narrow seas,
Into main ocean they, this deed accursed
An emblem yields to friends and enemies
How the bold teacher's doctrine, sanctified
By truth, shall spread, throughout the world dispersed.
To Wickliffe
The woods of Arcady are dead,
And over is their antique joy;
Of old the world on dreaming fed
Gray Truth is now her painted toy.
And over is their antique joy;
Of old the world on dreaming fed
Gray Truth is now her painted toy.
Crossways, 1889, The Song of the Happy Shepherd
There is no truth existing which I fear, or would wish unknown to the whole world.
It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself.
Notes on Virginia
Truth from his lips prevail'd with double sway,
And fools who came to scoff, remain'd to pray.
And fools who came to scoff, remain'd to pray.
The Deserted Village
Then to side with Truth is noble when we share her wretched crust,
Ere her cause bring fame and profit, and 't is prosperous to be just;
Then it is the brave man chooses, while the coward stands aside,
Doubting in his abject spirit, till his Lord is crucified.
Ere her cause bring fame and profit, and 't is prosperous to be just;
Then it is the brave man chooses, while the coward stands aside,
Doubting in his abject spirit, till his Lord is crucified.
The Present Crisis
This is truth the poet sings,
That a sorrow's crown of sorrow is remembering happier things.
That a sorrow's crown of sorrow is remembering happier things.
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