Alaric Alexander Watts

thumb| Alaric Alexander Watts (16 March 1797 – 5 April 1864) was a British poet and journalist, born in London. His life was dedicated to newspaper creation and editing, and he was seen as a conservative writer. His newspaper ventures failed and led him to bankruptcy, until he received a pension from his friend, Lord Aberdeen. Quotes thumb|An Austrian army, awfully arrayed,Boldly by battery besieged Belgrade. An Austrian army, awfully arrayed,Boldly by battery besieged Belgrade.Cossack commanders cannonading come,Dealing destruction's devastating doom. Labour low levels longest, loftiest lines;Men march 'mid mounds, 'mid moles, 'mid murderous mines. Poor patriots, partly purchased, partly pressed. Truce to thee, Turkey! Triumph to thy train,Unwise, unjust, unmerciful Ukraine! "The Siege of Belgrade", ll. 1, 12, 16, 20. Unattributed in The Trifler (7 May 1817) and in The Literary Gazette (23 December 1820). Attributed to Alaric Watts by his son and reported in Notes and Queries (19 August 1905) p. 146. Sometimes headed by a Latin epigraph attributed to Virgil: ardentem aspicio atque arrectis auribus asto. External links Category:1797 births Category:1864 deaths Category:Poets from England Category:Journalists from England Category:People from London