“Ambition is but avarice on stilts, and masked. God sometimes sends a famine, sometimes a pestilence, and sometimes a hero, for the chastisement of mankind; none of them surely for our admiration.”
Quote by Walter Savage Landor
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Delphi Collected Poetical Works of Walter Savage Landor (Illustrated)
The Delphi Collected Poetical Works of Walter Savage Landor (Illustrated) is a comprehensive compilation of the poet's writings. The volume is adorned with illustrations that complement the text, offering readers a visual and literary experience. The collection encompasses a variety of Landor's poems, showcasing his wit, elegance, and depth of thought. more
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Walter Savage Landor
Walter Savage Landor was an English writer known for his poetry and prose. His works are renowned for their wit, satire, and profound philosophical insights, which have had a lasting impact on literature. more
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Source: The Works and Life of Walter Savage Landor: Imaginary conversations. Third series : Conversations of literary men (First series)
Source: Barrow and Newton. Peleus and Thetis. The King of Ava and Rao-Gong-Fao. Photo Zavellas and his sister Kaido. Epicurus, Leontion, and Ternissa. The Empress Catharine and Princess Dashkoff. William Penn and Lord Peterborough. Miguel and mother. Metellus and Marius. Nicolas and Michel. Leofric and Godiva. Izaac Walton, Cotton, and William Oldways
“Circumstances form the character; but, like petrifying matters, they harden while they form.”
“Contentment is better than divinations or visions.”
Source: The Works of Walter Savage Landor
Source: The works of Walter Savage Landor [ed. by J. Forster].
Source: Selections from the Writings of Walter Savage Landor
Source: Selections from the Writings of Walter Savage Landor
Source: Selections from the Writings of Walter Savage Landor
Source: The Works of Walter Savage Landor
Source: Indexes. Table of first lines. Imaginary conversations