Winthrop Mackworth Praed quotes

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. (Winthrop Mackworth Praed)

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.

Winthrop Mackworth Praed

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.

Winthrop Mackworth Praed

I remember, I remember How my childhood fleeted by,- The mirth of its December And the warmth of its July.

Winthrop Mackworth Praed

His partners at the whist-club said That he was faultless in his dealings.

Winthrop Mackworth Praed

She was our queen, our rose, our star; And then she danced-O Heaven, her dancing!

Winthrop Mackworth Praed

Some lie beneath the churchyard stone, And some before the speaker.

Winthrop Mackworth Praed

John Bull was beat at Waterloo! They'll swear to that in France.

Winthrop Mackworth Praed

Winthrop Mackworth Praed

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Occupation: British Politician
Born: July 26, 1802
Died: July 15, 1839
Quotes count: 8
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