Frances Sargent Osgood Quotes
Top 10 wise famous quotes and sayings by Frances Sargent Osgood
Frances Sargent Osgood Famous Quotes & Sayings
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An exile, ill in heart and frame,
A wanderer, weary of the way;
A stranger, without love's sweet claim
On any heart, go where I may!
A wanderer, weary of the way;
A stranger, without love's sweet claim
On any heart, go where I may!
Within the oyster's shell uncouth
The purest pearl may hide,
Trust me you'll find a heart of truth
Within that rough outside.
The purest pearl may hide,
Trust me you'll find a heart of truth
Within that rough outside.
Labor is life! 'Tis the still water faileth;
Idleness ever despaireth, bewaileth;
Keep the watch wound, for the dark rust assaileth.
Idleness ever despaireth, bewaileth;
Keep the watch wound, for the dark rust assaileth.
Better confide and be deceiv'd,
A thousand times, by treacherous foes,
Than once accuse the innocent,
Or let suspicion mar repose.
A thousand times, by treacherous foes,
Than once accuse the innocent,
Or let suspicion mar repose.
He whom nature thus bereaves,
Is ever fancy's favourite child;
For thee enchanted dreams she weaves
Of changeful beauty, bright and wild.
Is ever fancy's favourite child;
For thee enchanted dreams she weaves
Of changeful beauty, bright and wild.