Traverse not the globe for lore! The sternest But the surest teacher is the heart. Studying that and that alone, thou learnest Best and soonest whence and what thou art. Time, not travel, 'tis which gives us ready Speech, experience, prudence, tact, and wit. Far more light the lamp that bideth steady Than the wandering lantern doth emit. Moor; Chinese, Egyptian, Russian, Roman, Tread one common downhill path of doom: Everywhere the names are Man and Woman, Everywhere the old sad sins find room. Evil angels tempt us in all places. What but sands or snows hath Earth to give? Dream not, friend, of deserts and oäses, But look inwards, and begin to live. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE CLOUD by PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY THE PILGRIM FATHERS by LEONARD BACON (1802-1881) GOODFRYDAY (TO A BASE AND TWO TREBLES) by JOSEPH BEAUMONT THE FORD OF TRANSFIGURATION by WILLIAM ROSE BENET GRANDMOTHER'S GARDEN by ABBIE FARWELL BROWN THE APPROACH OF COLD WEATHER by SAMUEL EGERTON BRYDGES TO LESBIA by GEORGE GORDON BYRON |