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William Robert Spencer
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William Robert Spencer (1769–1834) was an English poet, educated at Harrow School and the University of Oxford.
Quotes
Too late I stayed,—forgive the crime!Unheeded flew the hours;How noiseless falls the foot of timeThat only treads on flowers.
Lines to Lady A. Hamilton, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919). Compare: "The inaudible and noiseless foot of Time", William Shakespeare, All's Well that Ends Well, Act v. Scene 3.
External links
Category:Poets from England
Category:1834 deaths
Category:University of Oxford alumni