Frederick Locker-Lampson Quotes

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The world's as ugly, ay, as Sin,—
And almost as delightful.

Frederick Locker-Lampson

"Vanitas vanitatum" has rung in the ears
Of gentle and simple for thousands of years;
The wail still is heard, yet its notes never scare
Either simple or gentle from Vanity Fair.

Frederick Locker-Lampson

I believe that nothing completely satisfies an imaginative writer but copious and continuous draughts of unmitigated praise, always provided it is accompanied by a large and increasing sale of his works.

Frederick Locker-Lampson

Lightly I sped when hope was high
And youth beguiled the chase,—
I follow, follow still: But I
Shall never see her face.

Frederick Locker-Lampson

And this was your Cradle? Why, surely, my Jenny,
Such cozy dimensions go clearly to show
You were an exceedingly small pickaninny,
Some nineteen or twenty short summers ago.

Frederick Locker-Lampson

Frederick Locker-Lampson

Frederick Locker-Lampson

Born: 1821

Died: 1895 (aged 74)

Bio: Frederick Locker-Lampson was an English man of letters, bibliophile and poet.

Known for:

London lyrics (1857)
London Rhymes (1882)
Patchwork (1879)
Lyra elegantiarum (1867)
An appendix to the Rowfant library

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