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William Henry Davies

(3 July 1871 – 26 September 1940 / Monmouthshire / Wales)

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William Henry Davies was born in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales. His father was, at the time a Publican. After an apprenticeship as a picture-frame maker and a series of labouring jobs, he travelled to America, first to New York and then to the Klondike. more >>

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''What is this life if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare?''

William Henry Davies (1871-1940), British poet. Leisure, Songs of Joy (1911).

''And I could see that child's one eye
Which seemed to laugh, and say with glee:
'What caused my death you'll never know—
Perhaps my mother murdered me.'
''

William Henry Davies (1871-1940), British poet. The Inquest (l. 25-28). OxBTC. Oxford Book of Twentieth-Century English Verse, The. Philip Larkin,...

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Can the poem 'Sheep' by W H Davies be published on this site?

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