Monday 1 January 2018

Arthur Hugh Clough


Source: Poetry Foundation


Arthur Hugh Clough
Born: 1 January, 1819 - Liverpool, U.K.
Died: 13 November, 1861 - Florence, Italy


poet
educationalist
assistant to Florence Nightingale



Truth is a golden thread, seen here and there
In small bright specks upon the visible side
Of our strange being’s party-coloured web.
- The Thread of Truth (1839)


Grace is given of God, but knowledge is bought in the market;
Knowledge needful for all, yet cannot be had for the asking.
- The Bothie of Tober-na-vuolich, Pt. IV (1848)


No graven images may be
Worshipped, except the currency.
- The Latest Decalogue, l. 3-4 (1862)

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