William Drummond, a renowned English poet, was born on December 13, 1585, and died on December 4, 1649. His poetry focused on religious and philosophical themes, deeply influenced by the humanist ideas of the Renaissance era.
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“What sweet delight a quiet life affords.”
Source: Poems by ... W. D. [Edited, with a life by P. C., i.e. Peter Cunningham.]
Source: The Poetical works
Source: The Poems of William Drummond of Hawthornden: With Life, by Peter Cunningham
“So that my life be brave, what though not long?”
Source: The poetical works ed. by W. B. Turnbull