Matthew Arnold quote: The sea is calm tonight.The tide is full, the moon lies fairUpon the straits;- on the French coast the lightGleams ...

The sea is calm tonight.The tide is full, the moon lies fairUpon the straits;- on the French coast the lightGleams and is gone; the cliffs of England stand,glimmering and vast, out in the tranquil bay.

~ Matthew Arnold ~

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Nature with equal mind sees all her sons at play sees man control the wind the wind sweep man away.

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Poetry a criticism of life under the conditions fixed for such a criticism by the laws of poetic truth and poetic beauty.