
Source: Poverty (1912), p. 2
1840s, Past and Present (1843)
Source: Poverty (1912), p. 2
Source: Thirst No. 3: The Eternal Dawn
“It is difficult
to get the news from poems
yet men die miserably every day
for lack”
'of what is found there.'
Journey to Love (1955), Asphodel, That Greeny Flower
Source: Asphodel, That Greeny Flower and Other Love Poems: That Greeny Flower
“One day all of us will die but - and this is the important thing - we are not dead yet.”
Source: I Shall Wear Midnight
1840s, Past and Present (1843)
“But it is not time for me to die; I have not yet finished my life's work.”
Source: a little time before his death, as quoted by A. J. Q. Alkemade, in [Biografisch Woordenboek van Nederland, 1982, http://www.inghist.nl/Onderzoek/Projecten/BWN/lemmata/bwn5/burgers]
"The Triumph of Time".
Legends and Lyrics: A Book of Verses (1858)