Everhardus Johannes Potgieter

thumb| Everhardus Johannes Potgieter (June 27, 1808 – February 3, 1875) was a Dutch prose writer and poet. Quotes De roos bade 't hoofd in den stralenden gloed, Wen eens haar de storrem ontluistert, verdoet,    Zoo moge z' in 't duister verflensen. Though the rose bathe her head in the radiant glow, When the storms shall deface her and overthrow,    May she wilt unseen in darkness! De Twintigjarige ['The Twenty-year-old'] st. 1. First version, as quoted in Jc. Smit, E. J. Potgieter (1950) p. 37. Translated in Theodoor Weevers, Poetry of the Netherlands in its European Context, 1170–1930 (University of London: The Athlone Press, 1960) p. 151 Schoon de dag nag marre    Schittert door 't azuur Vast der avondstarre    Rozenkwistend vuur. Though the day still tarry,    Through the azure pure Sheds the evening star her    Rose-scattering fire. Gemijmer ['Reverie'], st. 1. From De Nalatenschap van den Landjonker (1875) and reprinted in Poëzy: 1827–1874, 6th ed. (Haarlem: H. D. Tjeenk Willink & Zoon, 1899) vol. 2, p. 142. Translated in Theodoor Weevers, Poetry of the Netherlands (1960) p. 273 External links Robert and Mary Collison (eds.) Dictionary of Foreign Quotations (New York: Facts on File, 1980) pp. 97, 113 Category:Poets from the Netherlands Category:1808 births Category:1875 deaths