Occupation: Poet Birth: December 26, 1716 Death: July 30, 1771
The paths of glory lead but to the grave..
Any fool may write a most valuable book by chance, if he will only tell us what he heard and saw with veracity..
From toil he wins his spirits light, From busy day the peaceful night; Rich, from the very want of wealth, In heaven's best treasures, peace and heal….
Commerce changes entirely the fate and genius of nations, by communicating arts and opinions, circulating money, and introducing the materials of lux….
Visions of glory, spare my aching sight! Ye unborn ages, crowd not on my soul!.
Not all that tempts your wandering eyes And heedless hearts, is lawful prize; Nor all that glisters gold..
The curfew tolls the knell of parting day, The lowing herd winds slowly o'er the lea, The ploughman homeward plods his weary way, And leaves the worl….
What female heart can gold despise? What cat 's averse to fish?.
They hear a voice in every wind, And snatch a fearful joy..
As to posterity, I may ask what has it ever done to oblige me?.
Hell is full of good intentions..
Full many a gem of purest ray serene The dark unfathom'd caves of ocean bear: Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste its sweetness on ….
Alas, regardless of their doom, the little victims play! No sense have they of ills to come nor care beyond today..
In the evening, I walked alone down to the Lake by the side of Crow Park after sunset and saw the solemn coloring of night draw on, the last gleam of….
One principal characteristic of vice in the present age is the contempt of fame..
Can storied urn, or animated bust Back to its mansion call the fleeting breath? Can Honour's voice provoke the silent dust, Or Flatt'ry soothe the du….
Youth smiles without any reason. It is one of its chiefest charms..
A fav'rite has no friend!.
Men will believe anything at all provided they are under no obligation to believe it..
How low, how little are the proud, How indigent the great!.
Poetry is thoughts that breathe, and words that burn..