James Montgomery Quotes


To-morrow — oh, 'twill never be, If we should live a thousand years! Our time is all to-day, to-day, The same, though changed; and while it flies With still small voice the moments say: "To-day, to-day, be wise, be wise.


Citations

Montgomery, James. "To-Day." The Poetical Works of James Montgomery, Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1841.

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James Montgomery
James Montgomery
  • Born: November 4, 1771
  • Died: April 30, 1854
  • Nationality: Scottish
  • Profession: Poet / Newspaper Editor

James Montgomery was a Scottish-born hymn writer, poet and editor, who eventually settled in Sheffield. He was raised in the Moravian Church and theologically trained there, so that his writings often reflect concern for humanitarian causes, such as the abolition of slavery and the exploitation of child chimney sweeps.