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RICHARD GARNETT by HENRY AUSTIN DOBSON

Poet Analysis

First Line: OF HIM, WE MAY SAY JUSTLY - HERE WAS ONE
Last Line: WHERE MIRTH AND SONG AND IRONY WERE BLENDED.
Subject(s): GARNETT, RICHARD (1835-1906);
'Sit tibi terra levis!'

OF him, we may say justly -- Here was one
Who knew of most things more than any other;
Who loved all learning underneath the sun,
And looked on every learner as a brother.

Nor was this all. For those who knew him knew
Though far and wide his lore's domain extended
It held its quiet Poet's Corner too,
Where Mirth and Song and Irony were blended.



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