For tho' I know he loves me, To-night my heart is sad; His kiss was not so wonderful As all the dreams I had. Sara Teasdale
Man's Reason is in such deep insolvency to sense, that tho' she guide his highest flight heav'nward, and teach him dignity morals manners and human comfort, she can delicatly and dangerously bedizen the rioting joys that fringe the sad pathways of Hell. Robert Bridges
How dull it is to pause, to make an end, To rust unburnish'd, not to shine in use, As tho' to breathe were life. Alfred, Lord Tennyson
How could you fear a dearth? Have not mankind tho' slain by millions, millions left behind? Joel Barlow
To plead for the Oppress'd and to defend the Weak seem'd to me a generous undertaking; for tho' it may be secure, 'tis not always Honourable to run over to the strongest party. Mary Astell
Tho' Doubt's beleaguering forces hem us in, Yet Truth upon the Serpent's head shall trample. The cause of Love shall win -. Henrik Ibsen