Jean Ingelow , was an English poet and novelist.
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“It is not reason which makes faith hard, but life.”
Jean Ingelow
“A birthday:—and now a day that rose With much of hope, with meaning rife— A thoughtful day from dawn to close: The middle day of human life.”
Contributed by: Andy James
“I have lived to thank God that all my prayers have not been answered”
“O fateful flower beside the rill - The Daffodil, the daffodil!”
“When sparrows build and the leaves break forth My old sorrow wakes and cries.”
“Man is the miracle in nature. God Is the One Miracle to man.”
“And old affront will stir the heart Through years of rankling pain.”
“Her face betokened all things dear and good, The light of somewhat yet to come was there Asleep, and waiting for the opening day, When childish thoughts, like flowers would drift away.”
“A healthful hunger for a great idea is the beauty and blessedness of life.”
“You Moon! Have you done something wrong in heaven, / That God has hidden your face?”