Robert Bridges
Robert Bridges
Robert Seymour Bridges, OMwas Britain's poet laureate from 1913 to 1930. A doctor by training, he achieved literary fame only late in life. His poems reflect a deep Christian faith, and he is the author of many well-known hymns. It was through Bridges’ efforts that Gerard Manley Hopkins achieved posthumous fame...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth23 October 1844
beneath bid birds blossoming buds built carpet hid million pilgrim shall shower sing soft south stay steps till wait
Beneath the crisp and wintry carpet hid A million buds but stay their blossoming And trustful birds have built their nests amid The shuddering boughs, and only wait to sing Till one soft shower from the south shall bid And hither tempt the pilgrim steps of Spring.
beautiful bright fruitful learn mountains valleys
Beautiful must be the mountains whence ye come, / And bright in the fruitful valleys the streams, wherefrom / Ye learn your song.
across bosom leaning sails splendid thy urgent white
Whither, O splendid ship, thy white sails crowding, / Leaning across the bosom of the urgent West.
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Centralizing our business operations into a home office campus environment has been a carefully planned process.
body fault perfect stain
Perfect little body, without fault or stain on thee.
armies battles chaos faith simple struggle won
Simple and brave, his faith awoke, Ploughmen to struggle with their fate; Armies won battles when he spoke, And out of Chaos sprang the state.
angels delight gardens thy
My delight and thy delight / Walking, like two angels white, / In the gardens of the night.
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I live on hope and that I think do all Who come into this world.
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Were I a cloud I'd gather My skirts up in the air, And fly well know whither, And rest I well know where.
asleep came city falling large latest men settling snow traffic white
When men were all asleep the snow came flying, / In large white flakes falling on the city brown, / Stealthily and perpetually settling and loosely lying, / Hushing the latest traffic of the drowsy town.
aims beauty best secret sums
For beauty being the best of all we know / Sums up the unsearchable and secret aims / Of nature.
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I think (the players) will be able to adjust pretty easy. I don't think their record has been as good in the past couple of years as it can be.
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Wherefore to-night so full of care, / My soul, revolving hopeless strife?
bring false great might reckoned slow sun thee
I will not let thee go. / Had not the great sun seen, I might; / Or were he reckoned slow / To bring the false to light, / Then might I let thee go.