I have seen old ships sail like swans asleep.
James Elroy Flecker Quotes
O friend unseen, unborn, unknown, Student of our sweet English tongue, Read out my words at night, alone: I was a poet, I was young.
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| Birth: | 5th November, 1884 |
| Death: | 3rd January, 1915 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Poet |
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James Elroy Flecker was born in Lewisham, London, England. He was an English poet, novelist and playwright. As a poet he was most influenced by the Parnassian poets. He educated at Trinity College, Oxford and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. He wrote several poems include: The Bridge of Fire, Thirty-Six Poems, Forty-Two Poems, The Golden Journey to Samarkand, and The Old Ships. He wrote several novels include: The Last Generation and The King of Alsander. He wrote several plays include: Hassan and Don Juan.
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