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George Crabbe (December 24, 1754 - February 3, 1832) was an English poet known for his profound depictions of rural life and critical reflections on social realities. His poetry, characterized by its detailed portrayal of the countryside and social commentary, has earned him a place as one of the most significant poets of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

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Famous George Crabbe Quotes

“Old Peter Grimes made fishing his employ; His wife he cabined with him and his boy, And seemed that life laborious to enjoy.”

Made Enjoy Boys Wife Fishing Peter Grime

Author:George Crabbe

“The wife was pretty, trifling, childish, weak; She could not think, but would not cease to speak.”

Thinking Speak Wife Weak Cease Trifling

Book:George Crabbe's Poetical Works: Preface to the Tales

Source: George Crabbe's Poetical Works: Preface to the Tales

“Oh! 'tis a precious thing, when wives are dead, To find such numbers who will serve instead: And in whatever state a man be thrown, 'Tis that precisely they would wish their own.”

Men States Wish Numbers Wife Thrown Precious Things

Book:The Poetical Works of George Crabbe. With Life. Eight Engravings on Steel

Source: The Poetical Works of George Crabbe. With Life. Eight Engravings on Steel

“To every class we have a school assign'd, Rules for all ranks, and food for every mind: Yet one there is, that small regard to rule Or study pays, and still is deem'd a school; That, where a deaf, poor, patient widow sits, And awes some thirty infants as she knits; Infants of humble, busy wives, who pay Some trifling price for freedom through the day. At this good matron's hut the children meet, Who thus becomes the mother of the street.”

Mind Children Stills School Mother Poor Pay Class Study Wife Streets Regard Patient Busy Humble Thirty Awe Infant Deaf Widows Trifling Huts

Book:The Poetical Works of George Crabbe: With a Life of the Author

Source: The Poetical Works of George Crabbe: With a Life of the Author

About the Author

Born: December 24, 1754
Died: February 3, 1832
Known for: Poet
Quotes: 88

Books & Sources

The poetical works of the Rev. George Crabbe: in eight volumesRelated source material

The Poetical Works of George CrabbeRelated source material

George Crabbe's Poetical Works: Preface to the TalesRelated source material

The Poetical Works of Crabbe, Heber, and Pollok: Complete in One VolumeRelated source material

The Poetical Works of George Crabbe. With Life. Eight Engravings on SteelRelated source material

Poetical Works: Preface to the TalesRelated source material

The Life and Poetical Works of the Rev. George CrabbeRelated source material

The poetical works of the rev. George Crabbe: with his letters and journals, and his lifeRelated source material

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