Richard Monckton Milnes (Lord Houghton). 1809-1885.
But on and up, where Nature's heart
Beats strong amid the hills.
Tragedy of the Lac de Gaube. Stanza 2.
Great thoughts, great feelings came to them,
Like instincts, unawares.
The Men of Old.
A man's best things are nearest him,
Lie close about his feet.
The Men of Old.
I wandered by the brookside,
I wandered by the mill;
I could not hear the brook flow,
The noisy wheel was still.
The Brookside.
The beating of my own heart
Was all the sound I heard.
The Brookside.
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