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Johann Martin Usteri
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Johann Martin Usteri (14 February 1763 – 29 July 1827) was a Swiss poet, noted for has narrative poetry and his idyls. He was one of the earliest German poets to write poems in his native Zürich dialect; among these, his Vicar holds the foremost place.
Quotes
Life let us cherish, while yet the taper glows,And the fresh flow’ret pluck ere it close;Why are we fond of toil and care?Why choose the rankling thorn to wear?
Life let us cherish, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).
External links
WorldCat page
Category:Poets from Switzerland
Category:People from Zürich
Category:1827 deaths