David Everett

David Everett (29 March 1770– 21 December 1813) was a newspaper editor and proprietor, and a published poet. Quotes You'd scarce expect one of my ageTo speak in public on the stage;And if I chance to fall belowDemosthenes or Cicero,Don't view me with a critic's eye,But pass my imperfections by.Large streams from little fountains flow,Tall oaks from little acorns grow. Lines written for a School Declamation, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919). Compare: "The lofty oak from a small acorn grows", Lewis Duncombe (1711–1730), De Minimus Maxima (translation). External links Category:Poets from England Category:1770 births Category:1813 deaths Category:Poets from Massachusetts