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Q J Med 2004; 97: 245-246
QJM vol. 97 no. 4 (c) Association of Physicians 2004; all rights reserved.

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English literary history may be full of coincidences, but probably none are as striking as those that link the lives of two of England's greatest poets, one a Jacobean and the other a Victorian. Both had strong Welsh connections and (possibly as a consequence of this) both experimented with the sounds and rhythms of the English language more than any of their contemporaries. Both were classical scholars who turned their backs on dazzling academic careers to enter the priesthood, and both died prematurely in their forties. Neither published any poetry of note in their lives, but each bequeathed their verse . . . [Full Text of this Article]

John Launer


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