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Alexander Smith was a 19th-century British poet known for his lyrical and narrative poems. His works are celebrated for their deep emotion and unique style, and have had a profound influence on later poets.

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Famous Alexander Smith Quotes

“I have learned to prize the quiet, lightning deed, not the applauding thunder at its heels that men call fame.”

Men Fame Quiet Deeds Prize Heels Lightning I Have Learned Thunder

Book:Poems

Source: Poems

“Fame is but an inscription on a grave, and glory the melancholy blazon on a coffin lid.”

Fame Glory Graves Reputation Melancholy Coffins Inscriptions

Book:Dreamthorp: A Book of Essays Written in the Country

Source: Dreamthorp: A Book of Essays Written in the Country

“To be occasionally quoted is the only fame I care for.”

Care Fame I Care

Book:Dreamthorp: A Book of Essays Written in the Country

Source: Dreamthorp: A Book of Essays Written in the Country

“Fine phrases I value more than bank-notes. I have ear for no other harmony than the harmony of words. To be occasionally quoted is the only fame I care for.”

Care Values Fine Fame Ears Harmony Notes Phrases I Care Quotations

Book:Dreamthorp: A Book of Essays Written in the Country

Source: Dreamthorp: A Book of Essays Written in the Country

About the Author

Born: December 31, 1829
Died: January 5, 1867
Known for: Poet
Quotes: 102

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Dreamthorp: A Book of Essays Written in the CountryRelated source material

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A Life-drama, and Other PoemsRelated source material

City PoemsRelated source material

Poems ... Third editionRelated source material

Alfred Hagart's householdRelated source material

Books and GardensRelated source material

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