William Davies
William Davies
Welsh poet and writer who became known for Leisure and The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp. His later works include Young Emma and The Loneliest Mountain.
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth3 July 1871
belongs help less
The more help a person has in his garden, the less it belongs to him.
sure though
And though I'm sure I see those eyes, I'm not so sure a body's there!
beauty love
As long as I love Beauty I am young.
cannot cats sleep strange
But cats to me are strange, so strange I cannot sleep if one is near. . . .
gave left lovely rainbow thee
It was the Rainbow gave thee birth, / And left thee all her lovely hues.
generosity lack men sympathy
Teetotallers lack the sympathy and generosity of men that drink.
garden house outside walls within
My walls outside must have some flowers, My walls within must have some books; A house that's small; a garden large, And in it leafy nooks.
glad good life
Good morning, Life -- and allThings glad and beautiful.