William Stanley Roscoe

William Stanley Roscoe (1782 – 31 October 1843) was an English poet, banker and abolitionist. Quotes Poems (1854) thumb|And from their oozy wavesThe Naiads lift their heads. O thou that from the green vales of the westCom'st in thy tender robes with bashful feet,And to the gathering cloudsLiftest thy soft blue eye:I woo thee, Spring! "To Spring, On the Banks of the Cam", sts. 1 and 2 The Dryads start forth from their wintry cells,And from their oozy wavesThe Naiads lift their headsIn sedgy bonnets trimm'd with rushy leavesAnd water-blossoms from the forest stream. "To Spring, On the Banks of the Cam", sts. 5 and 6 External links Category:1782 births Category:1843 deaths Category:Poets from England Category:Abolitionists