Edmund Waller Quotes


Leaving the old, both worlds at once they view, That stand upon the threshold of the new.


Citations

Waller, Edmund. "Of the Last Verses in the Book." The Poems of Edmund Waller, edited by G. Thorn Drury, George Routledge & Sons, 1893, p. 314.

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Edmund Waller
Edmund Waller
  • Born: March 3, 1606
  • Died: October 21, 1687
  • Nationality: English
  • Profession: Poet, Politician

Edmund Waller, FRS was an English poet and politician who was Member of Parliament for various constituencies between 1624 and 1687, and one of the longest serving members of the English House of Commons.