Philip James Bailey
Philip James Bailey
Philip James Baileywas an English Spasmodic poet, best known as the author of Festus...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth22 April 1816
love life-is without-love
Life is less than nothing without love.
love-is sea poet
A poet not in love is out at sea; He must have a lay-figure.
love truth-is poet
Poets are all who love, who feel great truths, And tell them; and the truth of truths is love.
life wise-love stores
Love spends his all, and still hath store.
life wise-love should
Could I love less, I should be happier now.
love life fashion
Ask not of me, love, what is love? Ask what is good of God above; Ask of the great sun what is light; Ask what is darkness of the night; Ask sin of what may be forgiven; Ask what is happiness of heaven; Ask what is folly of the crowd; Ask what is fashion of the shroud; Ask what is sweetness of thy kiss; Ask of thyself what beauty is.
love thinking might
Could we but think with the intensity we love with, we might do great things.
love art heart
Love is the art of hearts, and heart or arts.
love truth truth-is
The truth of truths is love.
love beautiful brave
None but the brave and beautiful can love.
stars images-of-love
Surely the stars are images of love.
night forbidden-love silence
Mind and night will meet, though in silence, like forbidden lovers.
art god nature
Art is man's nature; nature is God's art.
dream states happens
Dreams are rudiments Of the great state to come. We dream what is About to happen.