David Bates (March 6, 1809[1] – January 25, 1870) was an American poet.
David Bates | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 6, 1809 |
| Died | January 25, 1870 (aged 60) |
| Occupation | Poet |
Life and Career
editHe was born in Indian Hill, Ohio, and educated in Buffalo, New York, before working in first Indianapolis then Philadelphia. In 1849, he published a volume of poetry, Eolian.[1]
Among his best-known works are Speak Gently,[2] which was parodied by Lewis Carroll in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, as well as "Chiding", and "Childhood".
In adulthood, he began his career as a clerk and later became a full member and chief buyer for an Indianapolis mercantile house. Bates also wrote poetry and, at the age of 40, published a collection titled Eolian. One of the poems in the collection, Speak Gently, has been described as a “universal hymn” for readers around the world [citation needed].
External links
edit- Profile, allpoetry.com. Accessed March 29, 2024.
References
edit- 1 2 "Bates, David (1809 - 1870)". Representative Poetry Online. Retrieved 2024-11-07.
- ↑ "Speak Gently". The New York Times. January 21, 1905. p. 26. ISSN 0362-4331.
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