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Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton, FRS was an English poet, patron of literature and politician. Wikipedia  

✵ 19. June 1809 – 11. August 1885
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Famous Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton Quotes

“A man’s best things are nearest him,
Lie close about his feet.”

Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton

The Men of Old.

“I wandered by the brookside,
I wandered by the mill;
I could not hear the brook flow,
The noisy wheel was still.”

Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton

The Brookside.

“They who have steeped their souls in prayer
Can every anguish calmly bear.”

Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton

The Sayings of Rabia. iv.

“Great thoughts, great feelings came to them,
Like instincts, unawares.”

Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton

The Men of Old.

Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton Quotes

“Mohammed’s truth lay in a holy Book,
Christ’s in a sacred Life.”

Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton

Mohammedanism.

“The hills of manhood wear a noble face
When seen from far;
The mist of light from which they take their grace
Hides what they are.”

Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton

Carpe Diem.

“But on and up, where Nature’s heart
Beats strong amid the hills.”

Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton

Tragedy of the Lac de Gaube. Stanza 2.

“Heaven was not Heaven if Phaon was not there.”

Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton

A Dream of Sappho.

“A poet’s Mistress is a hallowed thing.”

Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton

Tempe.

“Lady Moon, Lady Moon, where are you roving?
Over the sea.
Lady Moon, Lady Moon, whom are you loving?
All that love me!”

Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton

A Child’s Song.

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