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Coventry Patmore Biography

Coventry Kersey Dighton Patmore (23 July 1823 – 26 November 1896) was an English poet and critic best known for The Angel in the House, his narrative poem about an ideal happy marriage.

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None thrives for long upon the happiest dream.

Dream, Happiest, Long, Thrive, Thrives

Uncommon things must be said in common words, if you would have them to be received in less than a century.

Century, Common, Said, Things, Uncommon, Writing

Books are influential in proportion to their obscurity, provided that the obscurity be that of inexpressible Realities. The Bible is the most obscure book in the world. He must be a great fool who thinks he understands the plainest chapter of it.

Book, Books, Plainest, Reality, Thinking, World

One fool will deny more truth in half an hour than a wise man can prove in seven years.

Man, Men, Seven, Truth, Wise, Years

O, Heart, remember thee That Man is none, Save One.

Heart, Men, Remember, Save, Thee

Those who know God know that it is quite a mistake to suppose that there are only five senses.

Five Senses, God, Know, Mistake, Quite

The woman is the man's glory, and she naturally delights in the praises which are assurances that she is fulfilling her function; and she gives herself to him who succeeds in convincing her that she, of all others, is best able to discharge it for him. A woman without this kind of "vanity" is a monster.

Delights, Gives, Giving, Vanity, Woman, Women

It is one thing to be blind, and another to be in darkness.

Blind, Darkness, One Thing, Thing

Nearly all of our disasters come from a few fools having the courage of their convictions.

Conviction, Convictions, Courage, Fool, Fools, Motivational

The promises of God are samples of what is promised; as a handful of wheat is of the barn.

Barn, Barns, Promise, Samples, Wheat

What a Lover sees in the Beloved is the projected shadow of his own potential beauty in the eyes of God.

Beauty, Eye, Lovers, Sees, Shadow

The modern Agnostic improves upon the ancient by adding "I don't care" to "I don't know.

Agnostic, Ancient, Care, Improves, Know, Modern

Ah, whither shall a maiden flee, When a bold youth so swift pursues, And siege of tenderest courtesy, With hope perseverant, still renews!

Courtesy, Hope, Perseverant, Siege, Youth

All reasoning ends in an appeal to self-evidence.

Appeal, Ends, Reason, Reasoning, Self

The ardour chills us which we do not share.

Ardour, Chill, Chills, Share

They who ask for no sign shall have many.

Ask, Asks, Sign

The midge's wing beats to and fro A thousand times ere one can utter O.

Beats, Fro, Midges, Utter, Wing, Wings

Love wakes men, once a lifetime each; They lift their heavy lids, and look; And, lo, what one sweet page can teach They read with joy, then shut the book.

Book, Love, Sweet, Teach, Wakes

A saint is a person who does almost everything any other decent person does, only somewhat better and with a totally different motive.

Decent, Different, Doe, Saint, Somewhat

How light the touches are that kiss the music from the chords of life!

Kissing, Light, Music, Touches

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