Walter Savage Landor
Walter Savage Landor
Walter Savage Landorwas an English writer and poet. 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...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth30 January 1775
reading silent conversation
What is reading but silent conversation?
library exploring
Nothing is pleasanter to me than exploring in a library.
thinking ideas together
My thoughts are my company; I can bring them together, select them, detain them, dismiss them.
perfect cooking brain
A good cook is the peculiar gift of the gods. He must be a perfect creature from the brain to the palate, from the palate to the finger's end.
music song waiting
The Siren waits thee, singing song for song.
happiness happy wish
We are no longer happy so soon as we wish to be happier.
humanity earth divine
There is nothing on earth divine except humanity.