William Davies
William Davies
Welsh poet and writer who became known for Leisure and The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp. His later works include Young Emma and The Loneliest Mountain.
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth3 July 1871
garden house outside walls within
My walls outside must have some flowers, My walls within must have some books; A house that's small; a garden large, And in it leafy nooks.
sure though
And though I'm sure I see those eyes, I'm not so sure a body's there!
generosity lack men sympathy
Teetotallers lack the sympathy and generosity of men that drink.
gave left lovely rainbow thee
It was the Rainbow gave thee birth, / And left thee all her lovely hues.
belongs help less
The more help a person has in his garden, the less it belongs to him.