Walter Savage Landor
English writer, poet, and activist (1775–1864)
1775–1864, born in Warwick
- Born
- 30 January 1775
- Birthplace
- Warwick
- Died
- 17 September 1864
From their work
When we play the fool, how wide The theatre expands! beside, How long the audience sits before us! How many prompters! what a chorus!
Child of a day, thou knowest notThe tears that overflow thy urn,The gushing eyes that read thy lot,Nor, if thou knewest, couldst return!And why the wish! the pure and blestWatch like thy mother o'er thy sleep.O peaceful night! O envied rest!Thou wilt not ever see her weep.
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