Dying Speech of an Old Philosopher by Walter Savage Landor

Dying Speech of an Old Philosopher

I strove with none, for none was worth my strife:
Nature I loved, and, next to Nature, Art:
I warm'd both hands before the fire of Life;
It sinks; and I am ready to depart.

Book: Imaginary Conversations and Poems - A Selection by Walter Savage Landor

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Walter Savage Landor 1775 - 1864/English

(1775 - 1864/English)

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