Thomas Kibble Hervey Professions : Poet Born : February 4, 1799 Died : February 27, 1859 Browse All Authors Top 5 quotes by Thomas Kibble Hervey Wake, soldier wake, thy war-horse waits Thomas Kibble Hervey horse dog war He stood beside a cottage lone Thomas Kibble Hervey cottages gone summer Morn on the waters, and purple and bright Bursts on the billows the flushing of light O'er the glad waves, like a child of the sun, See the tall vessel goes gallantly on. Thomas Kibble Hervey purple light children A Hebrew knelt in the dying light, His eye was dim and cold; The hairs on his brow were silver white, And his blood was thin and old. Thomas Kibble Hervey light eye hair I know thou art gone to the home of thy rest-- Thomas Kibble Hervey memories death art Similar Authors Abdellatif Laabi poet Ihara Saikaku poet Abram Joseph Ryan poet Ingeborg Bachmann poet Izumi Shikibu poet Bion of Smyrna poet All Authors