I lived from 1720-1793. I was from England, and am in the English category.
Gilbert White (1720-1793) was born and died in Selborne, Hampshire, England. He was later to become famed as a great naturalist, and put Selborne on the map with his book 'Tha Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne'. He was ordained as a priest after graduating from Oriel College, Oxford; but never actually practiced in Selborne, and instead focused on writing about natural history to pay his way. Gilberts home in Selborne was a small building that at one stage had been a butchers; and in 1756 he apparently planted four lime trees in order to 'hide the sight of blood and filth from ye windows'. You can still visit his gardens today.
My poetry
- Wak'd by the gentle gleamings of the morn,
Soon clad, the reaper, provident of want20 lines, 1 comment - When day declining sheds a milder gleam,
What time the may-fly haunts the pool or stream;48 lines - See Selborne spreads her boldest beauties round
The varied valley, and the mountain ground,82 lines - Th'imprison'd winds slumber within their caves
Fast bound: the fickle vane, emblem of change,38 lines
