Ella Wilcox
Ella Wilcox
Ella Wheeler Wilcoxwas an American author and poet. Her best-known work was Poems of Passion. Her most enduring work was "Solitude", which contains the lines, "Laugh, and the world laughs with you; weep, and you weep alone". Her autobiography, The Worlds and I, was published in 1918, a year before her death...
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth5 November 1850
dreaming hours idly precious sit vanished
Why sit ye idly dreaming all the day,While the golden, precious hours flit away?See you not the day is waning, waning fast?That the morn's already vanished in the past?
followers looks taken tempting turns
Who is the wise? Not he who from the startWith Wisdom's followers has taken part;But he who looks in Folly's tempting eyes,And turns away, perceiving her disguise.
dwells lets proves puts sinews splendid strength strong
Who is the strong? Not he who puts to testHis sinews with the strong and proves the best;But he who dwells where weaklings congregate,And never lets his splendid strength abate.
fair lost pages record remain smiles turn waste white
Waste no tearsUpon the blotted record of lost years,But turn the leaf, and smile, oh! smile, to seeThe fair white pages that remain for thee.
dark endless joy leads light today
The dark today leads into light tomorrow; There is no endless joy, ...and yet no endless sorrow.
earth praises shines smile worth
...the smile that is worth the praises of earth Is the smile that shines through tears.
best chaos discontent god man progress splendid springs
The splendid discontent of God With Chaos, made the world; And from the discontent of man The world's best progress springs
god great immortal life miracles toward
But to the tireless toiler toward the goal,Shall the great miracles of God be knownAnd life revealed, immortal and divine.
life mortal wakes
If there be mortal without love,He wakes to no new life above.
attainment direction hinder seeking skill willing work
If you are seeking health, wealth, usefulness, skill in any direction, there is nothing and no one who can hinder your attainment of the coveted boon, if you are willing to work and wait.
eternal final good great work
I know there are no errors,In the great Eternal plan,And all things work togetherFor the final good of man.
grow means soul suffer whatever
I know that the soul is aidedSometimes by the heart's unrest,And to grow means often to suffer --But whatever is--is best.
moments till wasted work zeal
If you work with zeal and ardor till the night,You can only make the wasted moments right.
glad happy hours moments music ought silent
We ought to make the moments notesOf happy glad Thanksgiving;The hours and days, a silent praiseOf music we are living.