The story of scientific discovery has its own epic unity-a unity of purpose and endeavour-the single torch passing from hand to hand through the centuries; and the great moments of science when, after long labour, the pioneers saw their accumulated facts falling into a significant order-sometimes in the form of a law that revolutionised the whole world of thought-have an intense human interest, and belong essentially to the creative imagination of poetry.
The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees, The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas, The road was a ribbon of moonlight,… - Alfred Noyes
The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees, The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas, The road was a ribbon of moonlight,…
- Alfred Noyes
I'll come to thee by moonlight, though hell should bar the way. - Alfred Noyes
I'll come to thee by moonlight, though hell should bar the way.
Heart of my heart, the world is young; Love lies hidden in every rose! Every song that the skylark sung Once, we thought, must come to a close: N… - Alfred Noyes
Heart of my heart, the world is young; Love lies hidden in every rose! Every song that the skylark sung Once, we thought, must come to a close: N…
Enough of dreams! No longer mock The burdened hearts of men! Not on the cloud, but on the rock Build thou thy faith again; O range no more the re… - Alfred Noyes
Enough of dreams! No longer mock The burdened hearts of men! Not on the cloud, but on the rock Build thou thy faith again; O range no more the re…
Luke associates John with Peter in Acts, when, after the Resurrection, that strange boldness had come upon the disciples. - Alfred Noyes
Luke associates John with Peter in Acts, when, after the Resurrection, that strange boldness had come upon the disciples.
Your dreamers may dream it The shadow of a dream, Your sages may deem it A bubble on the stream; Yet our kingdom draweth nigher With each dawn a… - Alfred Noyes
Your dreamers may dream it The shadow of a dream, Your sages may deem it A bubble on the stream; Yet our kingdom draweth nigher With each dawn a…
We have come by curious ways To the Light that holds the days; We have sought in haunts of fear For that all-enfolding sphere: And lo! it was not… - Alfred Noyes
We have come by curious ways To the Light that holds the days; We have sought in haunts of fear For that all-enfolding sphere: And lo! it was not…
If ever I had any doubts about the fundamental realities of religion, they could always be dispelled by one memory- the light upon my father's face a… - Alfred Noyes
If ever I had any doubts about the fundamental realities of religion, they could always be dispelled by one memory- the light upon my father's face a…
There’s a magic in the distance, where the sea-line meets the sky. - Alfred Noyes
There’s a magic in the distance, where the sea-line meets the sky.
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