Percy Addleshaw

Percy Addleshaw (1866 – 1916) was an English poet, barrister and writer. Quotes He is the happy wanderer, who goes,Singing upon the way, with eyes awakeTo every scene, with ears alert to takeThe sweetness of all sounds; who loves and knowsThe secrets of the highway, and the roseHolds fairer for the wounds that briars make. The Happy Wanderer (1895). We shall lodge at the sign of the Grave, you say;Well, the road is a long one we trudge, my friend,So why should we grieve at the break of the day?Let us sing, let us drink, let us love, let us play,--We can keep our sights for the journey's end. Travellers (1895). It may be we shall know in the hereafterWhy we, begetting hopes, give birth to fears,And why the world's too beautiful for laughter,Too gross for tears. It May Be (1895). External links Percy_Addleshaw Percy Addleshaw Selection of poems by Percy Addleshaw Category:Poets from England Category:Short story writers from England Category:1866 births Category:1916 deaths Category:Lawyers from England Category:Journalists from England Category:People from Manchester