Arnold Wall

Arnold Wall (15 November 1869 – 29 March 1966) was a New Zealand university professor, philologist, poet, mountaineer, botanist, writer and radio broadcaster. Quotes While the dull talk idly streams,He sits upon the bank and dreams,Till some careless word that's said Finds a fellow in his head... Poem: "The Wit" In: A.E. Currie. New Zealand Verse, (1906), p. 198 A time will come, a time will come,(Though the world will never be quite the same),When the people sit in the summer sun,Watching, watching the beautiful game. Poem: A Time Will Come (1915); Cited in: John Arlott, ‎Fred Trueman (1971) Arlott and Trueman on cricket. p. 173 He is referring to cricket; later, "the beautiful game" was used to describe football. External links Arnold Wall poems at nzetc.victoria.ac.nz Category:1869 births Category:1966 deaths Category:Botanists from New Zealand Category:Radio personalities Category:Poets from New Zealand