Margaret Louisa Woods

thumb|Margaret Louisa Woods Margaret Louisa Woods (née Bradley; 20 November 1855 – 1 December 1945) was an English writer, known for novels and for her lyrical and socially conscious poetry. Quotes Soft speech Provençal under the olives!Like a queen’s raiment from days long perish’d,Breathing aromas of old unremember’d Perfumes and shining in dust-cover’d placesWith sudden hints of forgotten splendour—So on the lips of the peasant his language,His only now, the tongue of the peasant. "March Thoughts from England", st. 7, in Wild Justice (1896), p. 26; originally published as "Spring Thoughts from England" in The English Illustrated Magazine, vol. xv (April–September 1896), p. 153 External links Category:Novelists from England Category:Poets from England Category:Women authors from England Category:1855 births Category:1945 deaths Category:Women born before the 19th century