“Gains for all our losses There are gains for all our losses There are balms for all our pains But when youth the dream departs It takes some thing from our hearts And never comes again We are stronger and are better Under manhood’s sterner reign Still we feel that some thing sweet Followed youth with flying feet And will never come again. Some thing beautiful has vanished And we sigh for it in vain We behold it every where---- On the earth and in the air---- But it never comes again.”
Quotes by Richard Henry Stoddard
“There are gains for all our losses, There are balms for all our pain: But when youth, the dream, departs, It takes something from our hearts, And it never comes again.”
Richard Henry StoddardRichard Henry Stoddard was an influential American critic and poet, recognized for his contributions to 19th-century literature. Born in New York City, he began his career as a poet, publishing his fi...