George Crabbe
George Crabbe
George Crabbewas an English poet, surgeon, and clergyman. He is best known for his early use of the realistic narrative form and his descriptions of middle and working-class life and people...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth24 December 1754
sin sinning
Fears of sinning let in thoughts of sin.
nice long grace
But jest apart--what virtue canst thou trace In that broad trim that hides thy sober face? Does that long-skirted drab, that over-nice And formal clothing, prove a scorn of vice? Then for thine accent--what in sound can be So void of grace as dull monotony?
perseverance ambition passion
Fortunes are made, if I the facts may state-- Though poor myself, I know the fortunate: First, there's a knowledge of the way from whence Good fortune comes--and this is sterling sense: Then perseverance, never to decline The chase of riches till the prey is thine; And firmness never to be drawn away By any passion from that noble prey-- By love, ambition, study, travel, fame, Or the vain hope that lives upon a name.
mind weak guarded
There is no mind so weak and powerless as not to have its inclinations, and none so guarded as to be without its prepossessions.
time race faces
See Time has touched me gently in his race, And left no odious furrows in my face.
sacred affection members
Deceivers are the most dangerous members of society. They trifle with the best affections of our nature, and violate the most sacred obligations.
perseverance disappointment opportunity
How often do we sigh for opportunities for doing good, whilst we neglect the openings of Providence in little things, which would frequently lead to the accomplishment of most important usefulness. Good is done by degrees. However small in proportion the benefit which follows individual attempts to do good, a great deal may thus be accomplished by perseverance, even in the midst of discouragements and disappointments.
book cooking mind
Books cannot always please, however good; Minds are not ever craving for their food.
love running dark
Oh, rather give me commentators plain, Who with no deep researches vex the brain; Who from the dark and doubtful love to run, And hold their glimmering tapers to the sun.
truth tests ridicule
And took for truth the test of ridicule.
strong anger errors
Anger makes us strong, Blind and impatient, And it leads us wrong; The strength is quickly lost; We feel the error long.
eye heart air
Her air, her manners, all who saw admir'd; Courteous though coy, and gentle though retir'd; The joy of youth and health her eyes display'd, And ease of heart her every look convey'd.
life dies
Let's learn to live, for we must die alone.
life lost
Life's bloomy flush was lost.