Walter Savage Landor

Walter Savage Landor

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A Morrissey Central post in 2020 entitled: "2020: AS TEARS GO BY" quotes two of Walter's poems (circa 1849):
"Death Stands Above Me."

Death stands above me, whispering low I know not what into my ear: Of his strange language all I know Is, there is not a word of fear.

"Dying Speech Of An Old Philosopher."

I strove with none, for none was worth my strife: Nature I loved, and, next to Nature, Art: I warm’d both hands before the fire of Life; It sinks; and I am ready to depart.

Wikipedia Information

Walter Savage Landor (30 January 1775 – 17 September 1864) was an English writer, poet, and activist. His best known works were the prose Imaginary Conversations, and the poem "Rose Aylmer," but the critical acclaim he received from contemporary poets and reviewers was not matched by public popularity. As remarkable as his work was, it was equalled by his rumbustious character and lively temperament. Both his writing and political activism, such as his support for Lajos Kossuth and Giuseppe Garibaldi, were imbued with his passion for liberal and republican causes. He befriended and influenced the next generation of literary reformers such as Charles Dickens and Robert Browning.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Savage_Landor