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William Collins Quotes

1721–1759 England

William Collins (December 25, 1721 – June 12, 1759) was an English lyric poet, seen as one of the most influential precursors of Romanticism.

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Poets

Also known as: Collins, William

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Now air is hushed, save where the weak-eyed bat,
With short shrill shriek flits by on leathern wing,
Or where the beetle winds
His small but sullen horn,
As oft he rises 'midst the twilight path,
Against the pilgrim borne in heedless hum.

Ode to Evening (1747)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: William Collins (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.