Edward Bulwer Lytton. 1805-1873

Sarah Flower Adams. 1805-1848.

Nearer, my God, to Thee!
Nearer to Thee!
E'en though it be a cross
That raiseth me,
Still all my song shall be,
Nearer, my God, to Thee!
Nearer to Thee!

Curse away!

And let me tell thee, Beausant, a wise proverb

The Arabs have,—"Curses are like young chickens,

And still come home to roost."

The Lady of Lyons. Act v. Sc. 2.

Beneath the rule of men entirely great,

The pen is mightier than the sword.[606:1]

Richelieu. Act ii. Sc. 2.

Take away the sword;

States can be saved without it.

Richelieu. Act ii. Sc. 2.

In the lexicon of youth, which fate reserves

For a bright manhood, there is no such word

As "fail."

Richelieu. Act ii. Sc. 2.

The brilliant chief, irregularly great,

Frank, haughty, rash,—the Rupert of debate![606:2]

The New Timon. (1846.) Part i.

Alone!—that worn-out word,

So idly spoken, and so coldly heard;

Yet all that poets sing and grief hath known

Of hopes laid waste, knells in that word Alone!

The New Timon. (1846.) Part ii.

When stars are in the quiet skies,
Then most I pine for thee;
Bend on me then thy tender eyes,
As stars look on the sea.

When Stars are in the quiet Skies.

Buy my flowers,—oh buy, I pray!
The blind girl comes from afar.

Buy my Flowers.

The man who smokes, thinks like a sage and acts like a Samaritan.

Night and Morning. Chap. vi.