James Elroy Flecker

James Elroy Flecker (5 November 1884 – 3 January 1915) was an English poet, novelist and playwright. As a poet he was most influenced by the Parnassian poets.

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    For lust of knowing what should not be known,
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    —James Elroy Flecker (1884–1915)

    It was so old a ship—who knows, who knows?
    MAnd yet so beautiful, I watched in vain
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    Whatever question there may be of his talent, there can be none, I think, of his genius. It was a slim and crooked one, but it was eminently personal. He was unperfect, unfinished, inartistic; he was worse than provincial—he was parochial.
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    They know time comes, not only you and I,
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    —James Elroy Flecker (1884–1919)

    It was so old a ship—who knows, who knows?
    MAnd yet so beautiful, I watched in vain
    To see the mast burst open with a rose,
    And the whole deck put on its leaves again.
    —James Elroy Flecker (1884–1919)