The more help a person has in his garden, the less it belongs to him. — W. H. Davies Copy Share Image
A poor life this if, full of care, we have no time to stand and stare. — W. H. Davies Care Copy Share Image
But cats to me are strange, so strange I cannot sleep if one is near. — W. H. Davies Cat Copy Share Image
What sweet, what happy days had I,When dreams made Time Eternity! — W. H. Davies Dream Copy Share Image
It was the rainbow gave thee birth, and left thee all her lovely hues. — W. H. Davies Birth Copy Share Image
It has always been a wonder to me where my conversational power has gone: at the present time, I cannot impress the… — W. H. Davies Copy Share Image
However careful a tramp may be to avoid places where there is abundant work, he cannot always succeed. — W. H. Davies Copy Share Image
And hear the pleasant cockoo, loud and long - The simple bird that thinks two notes a song. — W. H. Davies Bird Copy Share Image
I like to see a good scientific bout by men who know the use of their hands but would rather walk twenty… — W. H. Davies Animal Copy Share Image
When I had money, money, O! I knew no joy till I went poor; For many a false man as a friend… — W. H. Davies Copy Share Image
I turned my head and saw the wind, Not far from where I stood, Dragging the corn by her golden hair, Into… — W. H. Davies Abduction Copy Share Image
I dislike society because conversation exhausts my brain more than silent thought - again, I cannot hold my water long enough for… — W. H. Davies Brain Copy Share Image
We were determined to be in the fashion, and to visit the various delightful watering places on Long Island Sound. Of course,… — W. H. Davies Copy Share Image
My own wandering blood comes from my seafaring grandfather, who, after he had left the sea and settled on shore, still governed… — W. H. Davies Copy Share Image
There is quite a large clan of Scotties among American beggars. He is a good beggar for the simple reason that he… — W. H. Davies America Copy Share Image
My impression of Americans from the beginning is of the best, and I have never since had cause to alter my mind.… — W. H. Davies America Copy Share Image
I had made up my mind to find a woman to share my life: one who would leave London altogether and go… — W. H. Davies Copy Share Image
Pleasure's a Moth, that sleeps by day And dances by false glare at night; But Joy's a Butterfly, that loves To spread… — W. H. Davies Butterfly Copy Share Image
Cockneys make good beggars. They are held in high esteem by the fraternity in America. Their resource, originality and invention, and a… — W. H. Davies America Copy Share Image
Being in this fine mood, I spoke to a little boy, whom I saw playing alone in the road, asking him what… — W. H. Davies Alone Copy Share Image
Peace to these little broken leaves, That strew our common ground; That chase their tails, like silly dogs, As they go round… — W. H. Davies Copy Share Image
I cannot see the short, white curls Upon the forehead of an Ox, But what I see them dripping with That poor… — W. H. Davies Copy Share Image
Summer boarders often left clothes behind, and of what use were they to the landladies, for no rag-and-bone man ever called at… — W. H. Davies Adventure Copy Share Image
I like to give pennies to children, but unfortunately, a man cannot do these things if he lives in a small village… — W. H. Davies Children Copy Share Image
It was a proof of Welsh good nature: so long as I had a friend that knew and could introduce me, the… — W. H. Davies Asian Copy Share Image
I had now been in the United States of America something like five years, working here and there as the inclination seized… — W. H. Davies America Copy Share Image
I don't suppose there is a more daring or more impudent rascal on earth than a good American beggar. It is always… — W. H. Davies Copy Share Image
It is not altogether shyness that now makes me unsuccessful in company. Sometimes it is a state of mind that is three… — W. H. Davies Business Copy Share Image
How the snow falls in the north! Flake on flake falling incessantly, until the small dingles are almost on a level with… — W. H. Davies Autumn Copy Share Image
Mother's father and brothers all took great interest in pugilism, and they knew the game well from much practice of their own.… — W. H. Davies Father and brother Copy Share Image
Yes, I will spend the livelong day With Nature in this month of May; And sit beneath the trees, and share My… — W. H. Davies Bird Copy Share Image
When on a summer's morn I wake, And open my two eyes, Out to the clear, born-singing rills My bird-like spirit flies.… — W. H. Davies Bird Copy Share Image
