Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton



Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton (June 19, 1809 – August 11, 1885) was an English poet and politician.

Quotes

 * But on and up, where Nature’s heart Beats strong amid the hills.
 * Tragedy of the Lac de Gaube. Stanza 2.


 * Great thoughts, great feelings came to them, Like instincts, unawares.
 * The Men of Old.


 * A man’s best things are nearest him, Lie close about his feet.
 * 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.
 * The Brookside.


 * The beating of my own heart Was all the sound I heard.
 * The Brookside.


 * 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.
 * Carpe Diem.


 * Oh glory, that we wrestle So valiantly with Time!
 * The Eld.


 * Heaven was not Heaven if Phaon was not there.
 * A Dream of Sappho.


 * A poet’s Mistress is a hallowed thing.
 * Tempe.


 * Mohammed’s truth lay in a holy Book, Christ’s in a sacred Life.
 * Mohammedanism.


 * They who have steeped their souls in prayer Can every anguish calmly bear.
 * The Sayings of Rabia. iv.


 * Lady Moon, Lady Moon, where are you roving? Over the sea. Lady Moon, Lady Moon, whom are you loving? All that love me!
 * A Child’s Song.