Walter Savage Landor

Walter Savage Landor (30 January 1775 – 17 September 1864) was an English writer and poet. His best known works were the prose Imaginary Conversations, and the poem Rose Aylmer, but the critical acclaim he received from contemporary poets and reviewers was not matched by public popularity. As remarkable as his work was, it was equalled by his rumbustious character and lively temperament.

Read more about Walter Savage Landor:  Summary of His Work, Summary of His Life, Early Life, South Wales and Gebir, Napoleonic Wars and Count Julian, Llanthony and Marriage, Florence and Imaginary Conversations, England, Pericles and Journalism, Final Tragedies and Return To Italy, Review of Landor's Work By Swinburne, In Popular Culture

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    From you, Ianthe, little troubles pass
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    Walter Savage Landor (1775–1864)

    Stand close around,ye Stygian set,
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    From you, Ianthe, little troubles pass
    Like little ripples down a sunny river;
    Walter Savage Landor (1775–1864)

    Right now he’s suffering the cruelest tortures the Germans can devise. But he won’t talk—not as long as he can stand that punishment. And no human body can stand it too long—not even this wonderful, tough guy from Minnesota.
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    Every sect is a moral check on its neighbour. Competition is as wholesome in religion as in commerce.
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