Thomas Sturge Moore

Quotes

• “Then, cleaving the grass, gazelles appear(The gentler dolphins of kindlier waves)With sensitive heads alert of ear;Frail crowds that a delicate hearing saves.”
• “For milkmaids and queens and gipsy-princessesDream and kiss blindfold or starve upon guesses.”
• “Break free, my soul, good manners are thy tomb!”
• “"Shells with lip, or tooth, or bleeding gum,Tell-tale shells, and shells that whisper 'Come',Shells that stammer, blush, and yet are dumb – ""O let me hear!"”
• “In my opinion Mr. Moore is a greater poet than Mr. Yeats. He has lived obscurely, and has not displayed Mr. Yeats's talent for self-dramatization; for these reasons and others he has never become a public figure or a popular writer.”
• “A sheep in sheep's clothing.”

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Key dates

Born

4 March 1870

Died

18 July 1944

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Thomas

Family name

Moore

Gender

male

Citizenship

United Kingdom

Place of birth

Hastings

Place of death

Windsor

Occupation

printmaker

Languages spoken

English language

Image

Thomas Sturge Moore, by Charles Shannon.jpg

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