Charles G. D. Roberts

thumb| Sir Charles George Douglas Roberts KCMG FRSC (January 10, 1860 – November 26, 1943) was a Canadian poet and prose writer. He was one of the first Canadian authors to be internationally known. Quotes When the Sleepy Man comes with the dust on his eyes    (Oh, weary, my Dearie, so weary!) He shuts up the earth, and he opens the skies.    (So hush-a-by, weary my Dearie!) "Sleepy Man", The Book of the Native (1896), p. 112 Time, like a flurry of wild rain, Shall drift across the darkened pane! "The Unsleeping", The Book of the Native (1896), p. 46 O wild, dark flower of woman, Deep rose of my desire, An Eastern wizard made you Of earth and stars and fire. "The Rose of my Desire", The Book of the Rose (1903), p. 14 External links Category:1860 births Category:1943 deaths Category:Poets from Canada Category:Novelists from Canada Category:Short story writers from Canada Category:Historical novelists