William Sidney Walker

William Sidney Walker (4 December 1795 – 15 October 1846) was an English Shakespearean scholar and poet. Quotes Too solemn for day, too sweet for night,  Come not in darkness, come not in light;But come in some twilight interim,  When the gloom is soft, and the light is dim. "The Lover's Song", st. 6, translating a passage of Lucian. Poetical Remains (1852), p. 33 Goshen-spots,Aye bright with spiritual sunshine. "To B. H. Kennedy", ll. 5–6. Poetical Remains (1852), p. 41 About It is a known circumstance that when, at six years old, the tailor came to measure him for his first suit, he was sent into what was called Sidney’s little study, a small quiet room he much favoured; and on the man stating his errand, and his mother repeating it, Sidney said, “I am reading, come and tell me about this line; I cannot tell quite what Milton means here.” To which the man replied, “I know nothing about books, Sir, I am come to take your measure for your new clothes;” and poor Sidney was obliged to put down his Milton, saying, in his always sweet manner when a child “I am so sorry you do not know about such books, they would make you so happy.” Anecdote reported by the author's elderly mother, published in The Poetical Remains of William Sidney Walker, ... with a Memoir, ed. J. Moultrie (1852), pp. iv–v External links Category:Academics from England Category:Poets from England Category:1795 births Category:1846 deaths