What is this life if, full of care, we have no time to stand and stare?
About W. H. Davies
William Henry Davieswas a Welsh poet and writer, who spent much of his life as a tramp or hobo in the United Kingdom and the United States, yet became one of the most popular poets of his time. His themes included observations on life’s hardships, the ways the human condition is reflected in nature, his tramping adventures and the characters he met.
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