James Montgomery Quotes


Who that hath ever been Could bear to be no more? Yet who would tread again the scene He trod through life before?


Citations

Montgomery, James. "The Falling Leaf." 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.