George Crabbe Quotes


Blest be the gracious Power, who taught mankind
To stamp a lasting image of the mind!
Beasts may convey, and tuneful birds may sing,
Their mutual feelings, in the opening spring;
But Man alone has skill and power to send
The heart's warm dictates to the distant friend;
'Tis his alone to please, instruct, advise
Ages remote, and nations yet to rise.


Citations

Crabbe, George. "The Library." The Poetical Works of George Crabbe. Edited by A. J. Carlyle and R. M. Carlyle, Oxford University Press, 1914, p. 24.

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George Crabbe
George Crabbe
  • Born: December 24, 1754
  • Died: February 3, 1832
  • Nationality: English
  • Profession: Poet

George Crabbe was an English poet, surgeon and clergyman. He is best known for his early use of the realistic narrative form and his descriptions of middle and working-class life and people.