Now's the day, and now's the hour, See the front o' battle lour, See approach proud Edward's power, Chains and slaverie.
"Charles Dickens and Music"
James T. Lightwood
Alas, thy goodliest attainments here, Though like the fairest blossoms they appear, How quickly will they lour and decay, And be as if they all were fled away, When once the east-wind of temptations beat Upon thee, with their dry and blasting heat!
"The Works of John Bunyan Volume 3"
John Bunyan
Of them, and the contact with them, Issues Earth's dearest daughter, the firm In footing, the stately of stem; Unshaken though elements lour; A warrior heart unquelled; Mirror of Earth, and guide To the Holies from sense withheld: Reason, man's germinant fruit.
"The Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith"
George Meredith