Old Tubal Cain was
Old Tubal Cain was a man of might In the days when earth was young. Charles Mackay
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Old Tubal Cain was a man of might In the days when earth was young. Charles Mackay
Tell me, ye wingèd winds That round my pathway roar, Know ye not some spot Where mortals weep no more? Charles Mackay
Water is the mother of the vine, the nurse and fountain of fecundity, the adorner and refresher of the world. Charles Mackay
If happy I and wretched he, Perhaps the king would change with me. Charles Mackay
Aid the dawning, tongue and pen; Aid it, hopes of honest men! Charles Mackay
War in men’s eyes shall be A monster of iniquity In the good time coming. Nations shall not quarrel then, To prove which is the stronger; Nor slaughter men for glory’s sake; – Wait a little longer. Charles Mackay
There is no such thing as death. In nature nothing dies. From each sad remnant of decay, some forms of life arise so shall his life be taken away before he knoweth that he hath it. Charles Mackay
Much as the sage may affect to despise the opinion of the world, there are few who would not rather expose their lives a hundred times than be condemned to live on, in society, but not of it – a by-word of reproach to all who know their history, and a mark for scorn to … Read more
Truth . . . and if mine eyes Can bear its blaze, and trace its symmetries, Measure its distance, and its advent wait, I am no prophet – I but calculate. Charles Mackay
Some love to roam o’er the dark sea’s foam, Where the shrill winds whistle free. Charles Mackay