One gets, sensitive about losing mornings after getting a little used to them with living in a country. Each one of these endlessly varied daybreaks is an opera but once performed. Nathaniel Parker Willis More Quotes by Nathaniel Parker Willis More Quotes From Nathaniel Parker Willis It is godlike to unloose the spirit, and forget yourself in thought. Nathaniel Parker Willis forget-you spirit forget Fine taste is an aspect of genius itself, and is the faculty of delicate appreciation, which makes the best effects of art our own. Nathaniel Parker Willis genius appreciation art The Spring is here--the delicate footed May, Nathaniel Parker Willis flower may spring Spring is a beautiful piece of work; and not to be in the country to see it done is the not realizing what glorious masters we are, and how cheerfully, minutely, and unflaggingly the fair fingers of the season broider the world for us. Nathaniel Parker Willis spring beautiful country There is a gentle element, and man may breathe it with a calm, unruffled soul, and drink its living waters, till his heart is pure; and this is human happiness. Nathaniel Parker Willis heart happiness men The Italians say that a beautiful woman by her smiles draws tears from our purse. Nathaniel Parker Willis purses tears beautiful O, when the heart is, full, when bitter thoughts come crowding thickly up for utterance, and the poor common words of courtesy are such a very mockery, how much the bursting heart may pour itself in prayer! Nathaniel Parker Willis utterance prayer heart The night is made for tenderness,--so still that the low whisper, scarcely audible, is heard like music,--and so deeply pure that the fond thought is chastened as it springs and on the lip made holy. Nathaniel Parker Willis lips spring night Nature's noblemen are everywhere,--in town and out of town, gloved and rough-handed, rich and poor. Prejudice against a lord, because he is a lord, is losing the chance of finding a good fellow, as much as prejudice against a ploughman because he is a ploughman. Nathaniel Parker Willis noblemen prejudice towns The highest triumph of art, is the truest presentation of nature. Nathaniel Parker Willis presentation triumph art Some noble spirits mistake despair for content. Nathaniel Parker Willis despair noble mistake I knelt, and with the fervor of a lip unused to the cool breath of reason, told my love. Nathaniel Parker Willis courtship lips reason Vulgarity is more obvious in satin than in homespun. Nathaniel Parker Willis satin vulgarity-is obvious One lamp — thy mother’s love — amid the stars Shall lift its pure flame changeless, and before The throne of God, burn through eternity - Holy — as it was lit and lent thee here. Nathaniel Parker Willis flames stars mother They are all up — the innumerable stars— Nathaniel Parker Willis stars light order The lily and the rose in her fair face striving for precedence. Nathaniel Parker Willis lilies faces rose The innocence that feels no risk and is taught no caution, is more vulnerable than guilt, and oftener assailed. Nathaniel Parker Willis taught risk guilt Of dead kingdoms I recall the soul, sitting amid their ruins Nathaniel Parker Willis ruins sitting soul The position you hold and the work you are now doing. Nathaniel Parker Willis position business Temptation hath a music for all ears. Nathaniel Parker Willis temptation ears
