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William Motherwell , Scottish poet, antiquary and journalist.

✵ 13. October 1797 – 1. November 1835
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Famous William Motherwell Quotes

“Mournfully, oh, mournfully,
The midnight wind doth sigh,
Like some sweet plaintive melody
Of ages long gone by.”

William Motherwell

The Midnight Wind.

“I ’ve wandered east, I ’ve wandered west,
Through mony a weary way;
But never, never can forget
The luve o’ life’s young day!”

William Motherwell

Jeannie Morrison (c. 1832), Stanza 1.

“And we, with Nature’s heart in tune,
Concerted harmonies.”

William Motherwell

Jeannie Morrison (c. 1832), Stanza 8.

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