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Winthrop Mackworth Praed was a British politician born on July 28, 1802, and died on July 15, 1839. He was active in British politics for a short period and is known for his political views and activities.

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People Thinking World Long Life Is Song Forever Rounds Determine Graves Mortals Endeavor Thrones Sermons Crave Wreaths

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“I remember, I remember how my childhood fleeted by. The mirth of its December, and the warmth of its July.”

Remember Childhood Warmth July December Mirth

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“And oh! I shall find how, day by day, All thoughts and things look older; How the laugh of pleasure grows less gay, And the heart of friendship colder.”

Looks Heart Grows Pleasure Laughing Gay

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“Dame Fortune is a fickle gipsy, And always blind, and often tipsy; Sometimes for years and years together, She 'll bless you with the sunniest weather, Bestowing honour, pudding, pence, You can't imagine why or whence; Then in a moment Presto, pass! Your joys are withered like the grass”

Years Sometimes Moments Together Joy Imagine Blind Fortune Weather Grass Bless Honour Fickle Withered Pudding Dames Years Together Tipsy

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“Hail, blest Confusion! here are met All tongues, and times, and faces; The Lancers flirt with Juliet, The Brahmin talks of races.”

Faces Race Mets Tongue Confusion Flirting Juliet Hail Brahmins

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“Twelve years ago I made a mock Of filthy trades and traffics; I considered what they meant by stock; I wrote delightful sapphics; I knew the streets of Rome and Troy, I supped with fates and Fairies-- Twelve years ago I was a boy, A happy boy at Drury's.”

Years Made Education Boys Fate Streets Years Ago Trade Fairy Rome Twelve Traffic Delightful Mock Filthy

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“I think while zealots fast and frown, And fight for two or seven, That there are fifty roads to town, And rather more to Heaven.”

Thinking Two Religion Fighting Heaven Towns Seven Fifty Zealot

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“Still and pale Thou movest in thy silver veil, Queen of the night! the filmy shroud Of many a mild, transparent cloud Hides, yet adorns thee.”

Stills Night Moon Clouds Thee Queens Silver Pale Veils Transparent Shrouds

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“Apollo has peeped through the shutter, And awaken'd the witty and fair; The boarding-school belle's in a flutter, The twopenny post's in despair; The breath of the morning is flinging A magic on blossom and spray, And cockneys and sparrows are singing In chorus on Valentine's day.”

School Morning Magic Despair Singing Fairs Breaths Witty Posts Valentine Valentine's Day Apollo Chorus Spray Sparrows Shutters Belle Cockneys

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“Woman! thou loveliest gift that here below Man can receive, or Providence bestow.”

Men Women Providence

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“Of science and logic he chatters, As fine and as fast as he can; Though I am no judge of such matters, I'm sure he's a talented man.”

Men Matter Science Judging Fine Logic Accounts Chatter

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“The Baptist found him far too deep; The Deist sighed with saving sorrow; And the lean Levite went to sleep, And dreamed of tasting pork to-morrow.”

Found Sleep Sorrow Saving Baptists Morrow Pork Tasting Too Deep Deist

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About the Author

Born: July 28, 1802
Died: July 15, 1839
Known for: Politician
Quotes: 12

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