John Masefield Quotes


But he has gone, A nation's memory and veneration, Among the radiant, ever venturing on, Somewhere, with morning, as such spirits will.


Citations

Masefield, John. "John Fitzgerald Kennedy." The Times [London], 23 Nov. 1963, p. 10.

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John Masefield
John Masefield
  • Born: June 1, 1878
  • Died: May 12, 1967
  • Nationality: English
  • Profession: Poet

John Edward Masefield OM was an English poet and writer, and Poet Laureate from 1930 until 1967. Among his best known works are the children's novels The Midnight Folk and The Box of Delights, and the poems The Everlasting Mercy and "Sea-Fever".