
A Death in the Desert (1864)
Victory: An Island Tale, part IV, Ch. 14
A Death in the Desert (1864)
“And it's the hope of hopes, it's the love of loves
It's the heart of every man
(Every man).”
From a Distance (1985)
Context: From a distance there is harmony
And it echoes through the land
And it's the hope of hopes, it's the love of loves
It's the heart of every man
(Every man). It's the hope of hopes, it's the love of loves
This is the song of every man.
Sestina of the Space Rocket (1953)
Context: Yes, we hope to seed a new, rich earth.
We hope to breed a race of men whose power
Dwells in hearts as open as all Space
Itself, who ask for nothing but the light
That rinses the heart of hate so that the stars
Above will be below when man has Love.
“The heart bowed down by weight of woe
To weakest hope will cling.”
The Bohemian Girl (1843), set to music by Michael William Balfe.
“Never lose heart while pursuing the path of trust. Live a principled life.”
Basavanna's Preachings
Woe to that nation whose literature is cut short by the intrusion of force. This is not merely interference with freedom of the press but the sealing up of a nation’s heart, the excision of its memory.
Variant translation, as quoted in TIME (25 February 1974).
Nobel lecture (1970)
Context: Woe to that nation whose literature is disturbed by the intervention of power. Because that is not just a violation against "freedom of print", it is the closing down of the heart of the nation, a slashing to pieces of its memory. The nation ceases to be mindful of itself, it is deprived of its spiritual unity, and despite a supposedly common language, compatriots suddenly cease to understand one another
Ira Levinson, Chapter 14 Ira, p. 187
2009, The Longest Ride (2013)
Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 33.