Mark Akenside
Mark Akenside
Mark Akensidewas an English poet and physician...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth9 November 1721
eagerly english-poet fantastic imaginary painted seeks trifles
Seeks painted trifles and fantastic toys, and eagerly pursues imaginary joys.
english-poet man rags though
The man forget not, though in rags he lies, and know the mortal through a crown's disguise.
doth english-poet experience felt genius human mankind path walked yield
This was Shakespeare's form; who walked in every path of human life, felt every passion; and to all mankind doth now, will ever, that experience yield which his own genius only could acquire.
insidious
Away! Away! Tempt me no more insidious love.