James Bailey
James Bailey
James Anthony Bailey, born James Anthony McGinnis, was an American circus ringmaster...
ProfessionOther
Date of Birth4 July 1847
CityDetroit, MI
death war blood
Death is the universal salt of states; Blood is the base of all things--law and war.
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.
grief heart age
Grief hallows hearts, even while it ages heads.
ignorance errors
Error is worse than ignorance.
faith uplifting eye
True faith nor biddeth nor abideth form, The bended knee, the eye uplift; is all Which men need render; all which God can bear. What to the faith are forms? A passing speck, A crow upon the sky.
stars air shining
When I forget that the stars shine in air-- When I forget that beauty is in stars-- When I forget that love with beauty is-- Will I forget thee: till then all things else.
future lifts shrouds
Oh, could we lift the future's sable shroud.
fate soul thrones
Obey thy genius, for a minister it is unto the throne of fate. Draw to thy soul, and centralize the rays which are around of the Divinity.
gold would-be rich
If all were rich, gold would be penniless.