Frederick Locker-Lampson
Frederick Locker-Lampson
Frederick Locker-Lampsonwas an English man of letters, bibliophile and poet...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPoet
believe praise draught
I believe that nothing completely satisfies an imaginative writer but copious and continuous draughts of unmitigated praise, always provided it is accompanied by a large and increasing sale of his works.
book writing needs
It is a good thing to read books, and need not be a bad thing to write them, but in any case, it is a pious thing to collect them.
men thinking nurse
I recollect a nurse called Ann, Who carried me about the grass, And one fine day a fine young man Came up and kissed the pretty lass. She did not make the least objection. Thinks I, "Aha, When I can talk I'll tell Mama," And that's my earliest recollection.
disappointment faces youth
Lightly I sped when hope was high And youth beguiled the chase,-- I follow, follow still: But I Shall never see her face.
simple years vanity
Vanitas vanitatum has rung in the ears Of gentle and simple for thousands of years; The wail still is heard, yet its notes never scare Either simple or gentle from Vanity Fair.
cobblers remember leather
Remember, cobbler, to keep to your leather.
crazy world ugly
The world's as ugly as sin, And almost as delightful.