NOT, I’ll not, carrion comfort, Despair, not feast on thee; Not untwist—slack they may be—these last strands of man In me ór, most weary, cry I can no more. I can; Can something, hope, wish day come, not choose not to be.
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Look at the stars! Look, look up at the skies! Oh look at all the fire-folk sitting in the air! The bright boroughs, the circle-citadels there!
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote encourages us to appreciate the beauty of the night sky and the wonder of nature.
Gerard Manley Hopkins' quote invites us to gaze upwards at the stars and the skies, appreciating their beauty and the sense of magic they evoke. It reflects a deep reverence for nature and the cosmos, suggesting that there is a mystical quality to the stars that inspires awe and wonder in those who take the time to observe them.
Themes
StarsNatureBeautyWonderCosmos
In practice
Example use cases
During a stargazing event, one might say, 'Look at the stars! Look, look up at the skies!' to inspire others to appreciate the view.
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Let Him easter in us, be a dayspring to the dimness of us, be a crimson-cresseted east.
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Birds buildbut not I build; no, but strain, Time's eunuch, and not breed one work that wakes. Mine,O thou lord of life, send my roots rain.
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Nothing is so beautiful as spring - when weeds, in wheels, shoot long and lovely and lush; Thrush's eggs look little low heavens, and thrush through the echoing timber does so rinse and wring the ear, it strikes like lightning to hear him sing.
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For Christ plays in ten thousand places,/ Lovely in limbs, and lovely in eyes not his/ To the Father through the features of men’s faces.
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