Selected Poems
Sir William Watson (1858 - 1925)
Category
Books
Date
1928
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Chartwell, Kent
NT 3137464
Summary
Poems Book gifted by: Sir William Watson Book Inscription Signature: Sir William Watson Book Inscription: To the Right Hon Winston S Churchill Who himself has known something of “Fortune’s buffets and rewards” From William Wallace The quote is from Williams Shakespear’s “Hamlet” and is said by Hamlet, to Horatio, in Act 3 Scene 2 As one in suffering all that suffers nothing— A man that Fortune’s buffets and rewards Hast ta'en with equal thanks. And blessed are those Whose blood and judgment are so well commingled, Date of Inscription: Unknown
Bibliographic description
333p. . 8vo.. Shelflist entry - state unknown. Provenance: Inscribed "To the Right Hon Winston S Churchill Who himself has known something of “Fortune’s buffets and rewards” From William Wallace". Binding: green cloth.
Makers and roles
Sir William Watson (1858 - 1925)