“I am not as these are, the poet saith
In youth's pride, and the painter, among men
At bay, where never pencil comes nor pem”
from Not As These in The House of Life 1870 kindle ebook ASIN B0082R81E8
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English poet, illustrator, painter and translator 1828–1882Related quotes

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