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William Henry Davies
17 quotes
“Autumn grows old: he, like some simple one, In Summer's castaway is strangely clad”
William Henry Davies (1871–1940) first seen 1907 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Autumn", in The Soul's Destroyer and Other Poems (1907)
“They sniffed, poor things, for their green fields, They cried so loud I could not sleep: For fifty thousand shillings down I would not sail again with sheep.”
William Henry Davies (1871–1940) first seen 1911 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Sheep", in Songs of Joy and Others (1911)
“Sweet Stay-at-Home, sweet Well-content, Thou knowest of no strange continent; Thou hast not felt thy bosom keep A gentle motion with the deep; Thou hast not sailed in Indian seas, Where scent comes forth in every breeze.”
William Henry Davies (1871–1940) first seen 1913 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Sweet Stay-at-Home", in Foliage: Various Poems (1913)
“The collier's wife had four tall sons Brought from the pit's mouth dead, And crushed from foot to head”
William Henry Davies (1871–1940) first seen 1914 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Collier's Wife", in The Bird of Paradise and Other Poems (1914)
“Thou shalt not laugh, thou shalt not romp, Let's grimly kiss with bated breath; As quietly and solemnly As Life when it is kissing Death.”
William Henry Davies (1871–1940) first seen 1914 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: A Fleeting Passion", in The Bird of Paradise and Other Poems (1914)
“From my own kind I only learn How foolish comfort is”
William Henry Davies (1871–1940) first seen 1920 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Comfort", in The Song of Life and Other Poems (1920)
“What sweet, what happy days had I, When dreams made Time Eternity!”
William Henry Davies (1871–1940) said by 1940 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Let us not judge life by its number of breaths, but by the number of times that breath is held, or lost, either under a deep emotion caused by love, or when we stand before an object of interest or beauty.”
William Henry Davies (1871–1940) first seen 1927 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Camp", in Later Days (1927)
“This man has talent, that man genius, And here's the strange and cruel difference: Talent gives pence and his reward is gold, Genius gives gold and gets no more than pence.”
William Henry Davies (1871–1940) first seen 1923 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Foreword to 1923 edition
“What a glorious time of the year is this [Spring]! With the warm sun travelling through serene skies, the air clear and fresh above you, which instils new blood in the body, making one defiantly tramp the earth, kicking the snows aside in the scorn of action.”
William Henry Davies (1871–1940) said by 1940 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Cats — by day the most docile of God's creatures, everyone of them in the night enlisting under the devil's banner — took the place by storm after the human voice had ceased.”
William Henry Davies (1871–1940) said by 1940 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“People are not to be blamed for their doubts, but that they make no effort to arrive at the truth.”
William Henry Davies (1871–1940) said by 1940 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It was the Rainbow gave thee birth, And left thee all her lovely hues.”
William Henry Davies (1871–1940) said by 1940 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Go you and, with such glorious hues, Live with proud peacocks in green parks.”
William Henry Davies (1871–1940) said by 1940 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I also love a quiet place That's green, away from all mankind; A lonely pool, and let a tree Sigh with her bosom over me.”
William Henry Davies (1871–1940) said by 1940 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“What is this life if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare.”
William Henry Davies (1871–1940) said by 1940 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“No time to see, in broad daylight, Streams full of stars, like skies at night. No time to turn at Beauty's glance, And watch her feet, how they can dance.”
William Henry Davies (1871–1940) said by 1940 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source