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John Masefield was a person from GB. He was born on 1878-06-01 and died on 1967-05-12. His works have been referenced by 436 other encyclopedia articles.
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John Edward Masefield, OM, (1 June 1878 – 12 May 1967) was an English poet and writer, and Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom from 1930 until his death in 1967. He is remembered as the author of the classic children's novels The Midnight Folk and The Box of Delights, and many memorable poems, including "The Everlasting Mercy" and "Sea-Fever". Masefield was born in Ledbury in Herefordshire, to Caroline and George Masefield, a solicitor. His mother died giving birth to his sister when Masefield
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Quotes
- “I have seen flowers come in stony placesAnd kind things done by men with ugly faces,And the gold cup won by the worst horse at the races,So I trust, too.”
- “I must down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by,And the wheel's kick and the wind's song and the white sail's shaking,And a grey mist on the sea's face, and a grey dawn breaking.”
- “And in the ghostly palm-trees the sleepy tuneOf the quiet voice calling me, the long low croonOf the steady Trade Winds blowing.”
- “Quinquireme of Nineveh from distant Ophir,Rowing home to haven in sunny Palestine,With a cargo of ivory,And apes and peacocks,Sandalwood, cedarwood, and sweet white wine.”
- “Out beyond the sunset, could I but find the way,Is a sleepy blue laguna which widens to a bay,And there's the Blessed City -- so the sailors say --The Golden City of St. Mary.”
- “It's a warm wind, the west wind, full of birds' cries;I never hear the west wind but tears are in my eyes.For it comes from the west lands, the old brown hills,And April's in the west wind, and daffodils.”
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Key facts
- Monarchs
- George V , Edward VIII , George VI , Elizabeth II
- Preceded by
- Robert Bridges
- Succeeded by
- Cecil Day-Lewis
- Born
- John Edward Masefield , ( 1878-06-01 ) 1 June 1878, Ledbury , Herefordshire , England
- Died
- 12 May 1967 (1967-05-12) (aged 88), Abingdon , Berkshire , England
- Occupation
- Poet, writer
- Awards
- Shakespeare Prize (1938)
- Genres
- Poetry, children's novels
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Encyclopedic overview
John Edward Masefield, OM (/ˈmeɪsˌfiːld, ˈmeɪz-/; 1 June 1878 – 12 May 1967) was an English poet and writer. He was Poet Laureate from 1930 until his death in 1967, during which time he lived at Burcot, Oxfordshire, near Abingdon-on-Thames. Among his best known works are the children's novels The Midnight Folk and The Box of Delights, and the poems "The Everlasting Mercy" and "Sea-Fever". Shortly after his death his house (Burcote Brook) burned down and was later replaced by a Cheshire Home named after him.
Biography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “John Masefield” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.