Poetry has been to me something more than amusement, it has… - Henry Kirke White

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Poetry has been to me something more than amusement, it has been a cheering companion when I had no other to fly to, a delightful solace.

Henry Kirke White

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Henry Kirke White (21 March 1785 – 19 October 1806) was an English poet, who died at a young age.

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There is no species of poetry which is better adapted to the taste of a melancholy man than a sonnet. Its brevity precludes the possibility of it becoming tiresome.

O Lord, another day has flown,
And we, a lonely band, Are met once more before thy throne, To bless thy fostering hand

We should teach our children to make friends with us, to communicate all their thoughts to us … by this we find many opportunities of teaching them important truths, almost without knowing.

Poetry has been to me something more than amusement, it has been a cheering companion when I had no other to fly to, a delightful solace. - Henry Kirke White

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