Quote by: Matthew Arnold

Spare me the whispering, crowded room, the friends who come and gape and go, the ceremonious air of gloom - all, which makes death a hideous show.

Matthew Arnold

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Author Bio

  • NameMatthew Arnold
  • DescriptionEnglish poet and cultural critic who worked as an inspector of schools
  • BornDecember 24, 1822
  • DiedApril 15, 1888
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionPoet; Writer
  • WorksThe Scholar-Gypsy; Thyrsis; Dover Beach; Tristram And Iseult; To Marguerite: Continued; Sohrab And Rustum; Balder Dead; On Translating Homer; Culture And Anarchy