John Keble
John Keble
John Keblewas an English churchman and poet, one of the leaders of the Oxford Movement. Keble College, Oxford was named after him...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth25 April 1792
bring common deny furnish nearer ought road room trivial
The trivial round, the common task, / Would furnish all we ought to ask; / Room to deny ourselves, a road / To bring us, daily, nearer God.
sweet men age
Sweet is the infant's waking smile, And sweet the old man's rest-- But middle age by no fond wile, No soothing calm is blest.
sweet home heart
Sweet is the smile of home; the mutual look when hearts are of each other sure.
past air deeds
The deeds we do, the words we say,Into still air they seem to fleet;We count them ever past;But they shall last -In the dread judgment theyAnd we shall meet.