Thomas Osbert Mordaunt

Thomas Osbert Mordaunt (1730–1809) was a British officer and poet. Quotes Sound, sound the clarion, fill the fife,  Throughout the sensual world proclaim,One crouded hour of glorious life  Is worth an age without a name. "Verses written during the War 1756-1763",The Bee, or Literary Weekly Intelligencer (Edinburgh, 12 October 1791) Cf. John Scott of Amwell and Sir Walter Scott Allusions "You're a good chap, Barker," said the magistrate. "No, I won't do it again. Who's the fellow who talks of 'one crowded hour of glorious life'? By George! it's too fascinating. I had the time of my life! Talk of fox-hunting! No, I'll never touch it again, for it might get a grip of me." Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, "One Crowded Hour", The Strand Magazine (August 1911) External links Category:1730 births Category:1809 deaths Category:Military leaders from the United Kingdom Category:Poets from the United Kingdom Category:Fellows of the Royal Society