Who is Christian Winther

Rasmus Villads Christian Ferdinand Winther (29 July 1796 – 30 December 1876), was a Danish lyric poet.

He was born at Fensmark near Næstved, where his father was the vicar. He went to the University of Copenhagen in 1815, and studied theology, taking his degree in 1824. He began to publish verse in 1819, but no collected volume appeared until 1828. Meanwhile, from 1824 to 1830, Winther was supporting himself as a tutor. A large inheritance from his uncle, Rasmus Winther, allowed him in 1830 to travel to Italy for a year. In 1835 a second volume of lyric poems appeared, and in 1838 a third. In 1841 King Christian VIII of Denmark appointed Winther to travel to Mecklenburg to instruct Princess Mariane, on the occasion of her betrothal to the Crown Prince of Denmark, in the Danis...
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Christian Winther Poems

• Jeg Taug Nu Saalænge Stille -
  Jeg taug nu saalænge stille -
  Jeg veed ei selv, hvor jeg slap -
  Min Tanke mig syntes for lille,
  Og Sprogets Skat altfor knap:...
• Tre Om Een
  Der roede tre Matroser fra Skib imod Strand;
  De var just komne hjem fra fremmede Land.
  
  Deres Trøier var af Silke, deres Kiste var tung,...
• Tak For Sidst, Til Carl Ploug
  Selv seer jeg heelt klarligt, hvor lidt jeg er Mester,
  Jeg holder ei Værksted, ei Svende jeg fæster,
  Men hjælper mig ene, med Næppe og Nød.
  Dog havde Du staaet hos mig, i mit Brød...
• Og Var Du Bleg, Som Nattens Stjerne
  Og var du bleg, som Nattens Stjerne,
  Der paa det dunkle Firmament,
  Hvor Dagens Fakkel er udbrændt
  Sig hæver langsomt i det Fjerne;...
• Hil Dig, Min Vandrings Lys!
  Hil dig, min Vandrings Lys!
  Min Morgenstjerne klar!
  Som mig fra Nattens Mørke
  Mod Dagens Dæmring bar!...

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