William Falconer (21 February 1732 – December 1769)) was a Scottish poet.
Born: February 21st, 1732
Died: December 1st, 1769
Categories: 1760s deaths, Scottish poets
Quotes: 5 sourced quotes total
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Thou living ray of intellectual fire.
High in his chariot glow'd the lamp of day.
The sacred lamp of day Now dipt in western clouds his parting ray.
With living colours give my verse to glow: The sad memorial of a tale of woe!
Again she plunges! hark! a second shock Bilges the splitting vessel on the rock; Down on the vale of death, with dismal cries, The fated victims shuddering cast their eyes In wild despair; while yet another stroke With strong convulsion rends the solid oak: Ah Heaven!—behold her crashing ribs divide! She loosens, parts, and spreads in ruin o'er the tide.