Quote by: Matthew Arnold

But often, in the world's most crowded streets, But often, in the din of strife, There rises an unspeakable desire After the knowledge of our buried life; A thirst to spend our fire and restless force In tracking out our true, original course.


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Author Bio


  • NameMatthew Arnold
  • DescriptionEnglish poet and cultural critic who worked as an inspector of schools
  • BornDecember 24, 1822
  • DiedApril 15, 1888
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionPoet; Writer
  • WorksThe Scholar-Gypsy; Thyrsis; Dover Beach; Tristram And Iseult; To Marguerite: Continued; Sohrab And Rustum; Balder Dead; On Translating Homer; Culture And Anarchy