Sarah Smiley Professions : Author Born : October 22, 1976 Browse All Authors Top 5 quotes by Sarah Smiley It is in the early morning hour that the unseen is seen, and that the far-off beauty and glory, vanquishing all their vagueness, move down upon us till they stand clear as crystal close over against the soul. Sarah Smiley soul morning moving What a benediction is this fragrance of the early morning! The vernal grass fills the whole atmosphere as with a shower of sweetness. Sarah Smiley atmosphere grass morning And then the rose-border. What intensity in those odorous buds of the Bon Silene, making the very spirit bound as though a message had reached it from heaven. And the verbena bed is compassed with fitful fragrance. Even the pansies, with their dewy eyes, are ready to rival the violets now.... Nor must the purple buds of the calycanthus be forgotten. 'Sweet-scented shrub' indeed; for let me hide but a single one of these in some fold of my dress, and the spices of Araby will float around me till the evening. Sarah Smiley purple eye sweet And this prime hour of fragrance is the hour so many miss upon beds of sloth, never half knowing what a beautiful, marvellous world is around them. Not all the long hours of day can possibly bring back again the charm and blessedness of this, either to the body or to the soul. Sarah Smiley knowing morning beautiful Nothing so demoralizes the forces of the soul as fear. Only as we realize the presence of the Lord does fear give place to faith. Sarah Smiley soul fear giving Similar Authors F. E. Marsh author Iimani David author Beatrice Faust author Isabella Macdonald Alden author Isabella Beeton author Alan AtKisson author All Authors
