Mark Akenside Quotes

English poet and physician

Mark Akenside (November 9, 1721 – June 23, 1770) was an English poet and physician.

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Also Known As: Bard of Imagination

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Similar: Oliver Goldsmith 57.5% John Dryden 57.5% Thomas Moore 57.0% James Thomson 56.6% Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 56.5% John Milton 55.4% William Cowper 55.2% John Conington 55.0% Samuel Taylor Coleridge 55.0% William Wordsworth 54.9%

Seeks painted trifles and fantastic toys,
And eagerly pursues imaginary joys.

Youth calls for Pleasure, Pleasure calls for Love.

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