James Jeffrey Roche

thumb|James Jeffrey Roche in 1889 James Jeffrey Roche (31 May 1847, Mountmellick, Queen's County, Ireland – 3 April 1908, Berne, Switzerland) was an Irish-American poet, journalist and diplomat, Editor of the Boston Pilot and Helped put Teddy Roosevelt in to office. James's Father Edward Roche was one of the Greatest Mathematical Men of his time in P.E.I. who saw to the education of James Jeffrey , James's son Arther Somers Roche also a Great Author. Quotes The net of law is spread so wide,No sinner from its sweep may hide.Its meshes are so fine and strongThey take in every child of wrong.O wondrous web of mystery !Big fish alone escape from thee ! "The Net Of Law", The V-A-S-E & Other Bric-a-Brac (published by Richard G. Badger Company, Boston, 1900) A brave endeavorTo do thy duty, whate'er its worth,Is better than life with love foreverAnd love is the sweetest thing on earth. Sir Hugo's Choice, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919). The love of man and woman is as fireTo warm, to light, but surely to consumeAnd self-consuming die…But comrade-love is as a welding blastOf candid flame and ardent temperature:Glowing more fervent, it doth bind more fast;And melting both but makes the union sure.The dross alone is burnt—till at the lastThe steel, if cold, is one and strong and pure. My Comrade, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919). I 'd rather be handsome than homely;I 'd rather be youthful than old;If I can't have a bushel of silverI'll do with a barrel of gold. Contentment, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919). All loved Art in a seemly wayWith an earnest soul and a capital A. The V-a-s-e, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919). External links Category:1908 deaths Category:Poets from Ireland Category:Immigrants to the United States Category:Journalists from the United States Category:Diplomats of the United States Category:Journalists from Ireland Category:Poets from the United States Category:1847 births