David Macbeth Moir quotes
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“Stars are the daisies that begem The blue fields of the sky.”
-- David Macbeth MoirSource : David Macbeth Moir (1852). “The Poetical Works of David Macbeth Moir”, p.157
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“The foxglove, with it's stately bells Of purple, shall adorn thy dells.”
-- David Macbeth MoirSource : David Macbeth Moir (1852). “The Poetical Works of David Macbeth Moir”, p.140
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“Look to the lilies how they grow! 'Twas thus the Saviour said, that we, Even in the simplest flowers that blow, God's ever-watchful care might see.”
-- David Macbeth MoirSource : David Macbeth Moir (1860). “The Poetical Works of David Macbeth Moir [Delta]”, p.240
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“Simplest of blossoms! To mine eye Thou bring'st the summer's painted sky; The May-thorn greening in the nook; The minnows sporting in the brook; The bleat of flocks; the breath of flowers; The song of birds amid the bowers; The crystal of the azure seas; The music of the southern breeze; And, over all, the blessed sun, Telling of halcyon days begun.”
-- David Macbeth MoirSource : David Macbeth Moir (1852). “The Poetical Works of David Macbeth Moir”, p.149
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“Rose of the desert! thou art to me An emblem of stainless purity,-- Of those who, keeping their garments white, Walk on through life with steps aright.”
-- David Macbeth MoirSource : David Macbeth Moir (1852). “The Poetical Works of David Macbeth Moir”, p.146
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“A GOOD old-fashioned sex tape pretty much guarantees you a star on Hollywood Boulevard.”
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“Stars ink your fingers with a lexicon of flame blazing rare knowledge.”
Source : Aberjhani (2010). “The River of Winged Dreams”, p.67, Lulu.com
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Source : "To Save a Life: Stories of Holocaust Rescue" edited by Ellen Land-Weber, Part I, Holland, Ch. 1, (p. 48), 2000.
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Source : A.P. Herbert (2014). “Mild And Bitter”, p.20, House of Stratus
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“People didn't know the difference between a blue line and a clothes line.”
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