Who is William Gilmore Simms
William Gilmore Simms (April 17, 1806 – June 11, 1870) was an American writer and politician from the American South. Literary scholars consider him a major force in antebellum Southern literature; in 1845 Edgar Allan Poe pronounced him the best novelist America had ever produced, and he also published poetry and nonfiction, as well as edited several journals. Simms strongly supported slavery; in response to Uncle Tom's Cabin he wrote both negative reviews and a pro-slavery novel. He also served in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1844–1846.Early and family life Simms was born on April 17, 1806, in Charleston, South Carolina, of Scots-Irish ancestors. His mother, Harriet Ann Augusta (née Singleton, 1784-1808) died during his infancy; h...
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William Gilmore Simms Poems
- The Swamp Fox
WE follow where the Swamp Fox guides,
His friends and merry men are we;
And when the troop of Tarleton rides,
We burrow in the cypress tree. ... - Sumter In Ruins
I.
Ye batter down the lion's den,
But yet the lordly beast g'oes free;
And ye shall hear his roar again, ... - The Bard
Where dwells the spirit of the Bard--what sky
Persuades his daring wing,--
Folded in soft carnation, or in snow
Still sleeping, far o'er summits of the cloud, ... - Song In March
NOW are the winds about us in their glee,
Tossing the slender tree;
Whirling the sands about his furious car,
March cometh from afar; ... - The Lost Pleiad
NOT in the sky,
Where it was seen
So long in eminence of light serene,â??
Nor on the white tops of the glistering wave, ...
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Comments about William Gilmore Simms
- Literaryrob: "steal not this book, my worthy friend, for fear the gallows be your end!" this post by a fictional inscription in the novel "eutaw" by william gilmore simms, may 13, 1771 --
- Melaniejaxn: "the only true source of politeness is consideration,--that vigilant moral sense which never loses sight of the rights, the claims, and the sensibilities of others. this is the one quality, over all others, necessary to make a gentleman." ~ happy birthday, william gilmore simms
- Charmedmagnolia: this woman (mary c. simms oliphant) of south carolina wrote the 1953 history textbook i intercepted from my husband's family. she was the granddaughter of william gilmore simms, the devout southern nationalist & novelist. south carolina loves them both.
- Mrtjturner: "the only rational liberty is that which is born of subjection, reared in the fear of god and the love of man." -- william gilmore simms
- Chisomizu: the conditions of conquest are always easy. we have but to toil awhile endure awhile believe always and never turn back. - william gilmore simms
