What did Thomas Gray mean by: O’er her warm cheek, and rising bosom, move The bloom of young Desire and purple light of love. - Thomas Gray Poet · England Copy
+ Can honor’s voice provoke the silent dust, or flattery soothe the dull, cold ear of death? Feraz Zeid, December 22, 2023January 10, 2024, Thomas Gray, Dust, Honor, Voice, 0 - Thomas Gray Poet · England
+ Men will believe anything at all provided they are under no obligation to believe it. Feraz Zeid, December 22, 2023January 10, 2024, Thomas Gray, Belief, Believe, 0 - Thomas Gray Poet · England
+ Where once my careless childhood strayed, / A stranger yet to pain. Feraz Zeid, December 22, 2023January 10, 2024, Thomas Gray, Childhood, Innocence, Pain, 0 - Thomas Gray Poet · England
+ Along the cool sequestered vale of life, They kept the noiseless tenour of their way. Feraz Zeid, December 22, 2023January 10, 2024, Thomas Gray, 0 - Thomas Gray Poet · England
+ From Helicon’s harmonious springs A thousand rills their mazy progress take. Feraz Zeid, December 22, 2023January 10, 2024, Thomas Gray, Progress, Spring, 0 - Thomas Gray Poet · England
+ One principal characteristic of vice in the present age is the contempt of fame. Explain Feraz Zeid, December 22, 2023February 6, 2024, Thomas Gray, Age, Fame, Vices, 0 - Thomas Gray Poet · England
+ Full many a gem of purest ray serene, The dark unfathomed caves of ocean bear. Feraz Zeid, December 22, 2023January 10, 2024, Thomas Gray, Dark, Ocean, 0 - Thomas Gray Poet · England
+ And hie him home, at evening’s close, To sweet repast and calm repose. Feraz Zeid, December 22, 2023January 10, 2024, Thomas Gray, Evening, Home, Sweet, 0 - Thomas Gray Poet · England
It is no more in our power to love always than it was not to love at all. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
The sweetest of all sounds is that of the voice of the woman we love. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
At the beginning and at the end of love, the two lovers are embarrassed to find themselves alone. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
I paint self-portraits because I am so often alone, because I am the person I know best. - Frida Kahlo Painter · Mexico
One seeks to make the loved one entirely happy, or, if that cannot be, entirely wretched. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
Love begins with love ; and the warmest friendship cannot change even to the coldest love. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
We perceive when love begins and when it declines by our embarrassment when alone together. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
We can recognize the dawn and the decline of love by the uneasiness we feel when alone together. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France