Verse is the natural speech of men, as singing is of birds'The Week's Survey, 18 June 1904

Verse is the natural speech of men, as singing is of birds'The Week's Survey, 18 June 1904

Some Englishmen, of whom Kitchener was chief, believed that a rebellion of Arabs against Turks would enable England, while fighting Germany, simultaneously to defeat Turkey. Their knowledge of the nature and power and country of the Arabic-speaking peoples made them think that the issue of such a rebellion would be happy: and indicated its character and method. So they allowed it to begin.

A merely great intellect can produce prose, but not poetry, not one line.

As well as any bloom upon a flower I like the dust on the nettles, never lost Except to prove the sweetness of a shower.

How nice it would be to be dead if only we could know we were dead. That is what I hate, the not being able to turn round in the grave and to say It is over.

The flowers left thick at nightfall in the wood This Eastertide call into mind the men, Now far from home, who, with their sweethearts, should Have gathered them and will do never again.