William Walsh (poet)

thumb|I can endure my own despair,    But not another’s hope. William Walsh (6 October 1662 – 15 March 1708) of Abberley Hall, Worcestershire was an English poet and critic and a Whig politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons from 1698 to 1708. Quotes thumb|And sadly reflecting, That a lover forsaken    A new love may get, But a neck when once broken    Can never be set. But, mad with his love,    To a precipice goes, Where a leap from above    Would soon finish his woes. "The Despairing Lover", st. 1 And sadly reflecting, That a lover forsaken    A new love may get, But a neck when once broken    Can never be set. "The Despairing Lover", st. 2 Variants: "Isn't easily set" But, bold, unconcerned    At thoughts of the pain, He calmly returned    To his cottage again. "The Despairing Lover", st. 3 Of all the torments, all the cares,    With which our lives are curst; Of all the plagues a lover bears,    Sure rivals are the worst! By partners in each other kind    Afflictions easier grow; In love alone we hate to find    Companions of our woe. "Song (Of All the Torments)", st. 1 How great soe’er your rigours are,    With them alone I’ll cope; I can endure my own despair,    But not another’s hope. "Song (Of All the Torments)", st. 2 Poetical Miscellanies, vol. 5 (London, 1703), pp. 317, 326 External links Category:1662 births Category:1708 deaths Category:Poets from England Category:Politicians from England Category:Members of the Parliament of Great Britain Category:Whig (British political party) politicians Category:Literary critics Category:Members of the Parliament of England