Thou Art Merciful

Famous quotes containing the words thou art, thou, art and/or merciful:

    “‘Stay—stay with us!—rest—thou art
    weary and worn!’—
    And fain was their war-broken soldier to stay;—
    But sorrow return’d with the dawning of morn,
    And the voice in my dreaming ear melted away.”
    —Thomas Campbell (1774–1844)

    “O sleep, O gentle sleep,
    Nature’s soft nurse, how have I frighted thee,
    That thou no more wilt weigh my eye-lids down
    And steep my senses in forgetfulness?”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “Let the long contention cease! Geese are swans, and swans are geese. Let them have it how they will! Thou art tired; best be still.”
    —Matthew Arnold (1822–1888)

    “Perhaps it’s more merciful to forget the dead instead of remembering them.”
    —José Bergamín (1895–1983)