Category Archives: Arnold Matthew

The Buried Life by Matthew Arnold

Posted on September 20, 2016 by

Light flows our war of mocking words, and yet, Behold, with tears mine eyes are wet! I feel a nameless sadness o’er me roll. Yes, yes, we know that we can jest, We know, we know that we can smile! … Continue reading →

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Morality by Matthew Arnold

Posted on February 18, 2013 by

We cannot kindle when we will The fire which in the heart resides; The spirit bloweth and is still, In mystery our soul abides. But tasks in hours of insight will’d Can be through hours of gloom fulfill’d. With aching … Continue reading →

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Stanzas from the Grande Chartreuse by Matthew Arnold

Posted on December 25, 2012 by

Through Alpine meadows soft-suffused With rain, where thick the crocus blows, Past the dark forges long disused, The mule-track from Saint Laurent goes. The bridge is cross’d, and slow we ride, Through forest, up the mountain-side. The autumnal evening darkens … Continue reading →

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Dover Beach by Matthew Arnold

Posted on December 18, 2012 by

The sea is calm tonight. The tide is full, the moon lies fair Upon the straits; on the French coast the light Gleams and is gone; the cliffs of England stand, Glimmering and vast, out in the tranquil bay. Come … Continue reading →

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