Augusta Webster

thumb| Augusta Webster (née Julia Augusta Davies; 30 January 1837 – 5 September 1894) was an English poet, dramatist, essayist, and translator. She is known for her translations of the works of Aeschylus and Euripides. Quotes    "Lest that by any meansWhen I have preached to others I myselfShould be a castaway." If some one nowWould take that text and preach to us that preach —* * *  Yes I preach to othersAnd am—I know not what—a castaway?No, but a man who feels his heart asleep,As he might feel his hand or foot. The limbWill not awake without a little shock,A little pain perhaps, a nip or blow,And that one gives and feels the waking pricks.But for one's heart I know not. I can giveNo shock to make mine prick. "A Preacher". Dramatic Studies (London and Cambridge: Macmillan and Co, 1866) pp. 3, 6. Reprinted in Portraits (London: Macmillan and Co, 1870) pp. 126, 129. Compare: 1 Corinthians 9:7 External links Category:Poets from England Category:Playwrights from England Category:Essayists from England Category:Translators from England Category:Women authors from England Category:1837 births Category:1894 deaths Category:Women born in the 19th century