WIST Quotations

Crabbe, George -- “The Newspaper,” l. 158 (1785)

Dave — Wed, 11 Oct 2017 01:09:28 +0000

The murmuring poor, who will not fast in peace.

George Crabbe (1754-1832) English poet, writer, surgeon, clergyman
“The Newspaper,” l. 158 (1785)
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Crabbe, George -- Tales in Verse, Tale 14 “The Struggles of Conscience” (1812)

Dave — Wed, 13 Sep 2017 00:53:09 +0000

Better to love amiss than nothing to have loved.

George Crabbe (1754-1832) English poet, writer, surgeon, clergyman
Tales in Verse, Tale 14 “The Struggles of Conscience” (1812)

See Tennyson (1849).

Crabbe, George -- Tales of the Hall, “The Maid’s Story” (1819)

Dave — Thu, 07 Sep 2017 15:45:34 +0000

Secrets with girls, like loaded guns with boys,
Are never valued till they make a noise.

George Crabbe (1754-1832) English poet, writer, surgeon, clergyman
Tales of the Hall, “The Maid’s Story” (1819)
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Crabbe, George -- The Borough, Letter 3 “The Vicar,” l. 138 (1810)

Dave — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 16:00:00 +0000

Habit with him was all the test of truth,
“It must be right: I’ve done it from my youth.”

George Crabbe (1754-1832) English poet, writer, surgeon, clergyman
The Borough, Letter 3 “The Vicar,” l. 138 (1810)

Crabbe, George -- The Village, Book 1, line 136 (1783)

Dave — Mon, 02 Oct 2017 17:49:03 +0000

Where Plenty smiles — alas! she smiles for few,
And those who taste not, yet behold her store,
Are as the slaves that dig the golden ore,
The wealth around them makes them doubly poor.

George Crabbe (1754-1832) English poet, writer, surgeon, clergyman
The Village, Book 1, line 136 (1783)
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