Coventry Patmore
Coventry Patmore
Coventry Kersey Dighton Patmorewas an English poet and critic best known for The Angel in the House, his narrative poem about an ideal happy marriage...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth23 July 1823
heart men remember
O, Heart, remember thee That Man is none, Save One.
delight life-is coventry
Life is not life at all without delight.
writing common said
Uncommon things must be said in common words, if you would have them to be received in less than a century.
self reason appeals
All reasoning ends in an appeal to self-evidence.
life wind mood
The moods of love are like the wind, And none knows whence or why they rise.
god mistake five-senses
Those who know God know that it is quite a mistake to suppose that there are only five senses.
wings midges beats
The midge's wing beats to and fro A thousand times ere one can utter O.
saint doe different
A saint is a person who does almost everything any other decent person does, only somewhat better and with a totally different motive.
care all-things
To have noughtIs to have all things without care or thought!
chill share
The ardour chills us which we do not share.
promise wheat barns
The promises of God are samples of what is promised; as a handful of wheat is of the barn.
book reality thinking
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.
receiving asking asks
Ask abundantly, for the measure of your asking shall be that of your receiving.
wise truth men
One fool will deny more truth in half an hour than a wise man can prove in seven years.