James Bailey
James Bailey
James Anthony Bailey, born James Anthony McGinnis, was an American circus ringmaster...
ProfessionOther
Date of Birth4 July 1847
CityDetroit, MI
ivy crumbling decay
For ivy climbs the crumbling hall To decorate decay.
hero masters valet
As the master so the valet.
hate wrath sin
Hell is the wrath of God--His hate of sin.
heart fate
The heart is its own Fate.
country heart england
England! my country, great and free! Heart of the world, I leap to thee!
death kings flower
The death-change comes. Death is another life. We bow our heads At going out, we think, and enter straight Another golden chamber of the king's Larger than this we leave, and lovelier. And then in shadowy glimpses, disconnect, The story, flower-like, closes thus its leaves. The will of God is all in all. He makes, Destroys, remakes, for His own pleasure, all.
stars war moon
Night comes, world-jewelled, . . . The stars rush forth in myriads as to wage War with the lines of Darkness; and the moon, Pale ghost of Night, comes haunting the cold earth After the sun's red sea-death--quietless.
suicide hands makers
We must not pluck death from the Maker's hand.
stars blessing clouds
Blessings star forth forever; but a curse is like a cloud, it passes.
love truth-is poet
Poets are all who love, who feel great truths, And tell them; and the truth of truths is love.
cheating self firsts
The first and worst of all frauds is to cheat one's self.
humility virtue lowliness
Lowliness is the base of every virtue, And he who goes the lowest builds the safest.
poetry prophet made
Poetry is itself a thing of God; He made his prophets poets; and the more We feel of poesie do we become Like God in love and power,-under-makers.
life wise-love stores
Love spends his all, and still hath store.