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William Knox (17 August 1789 – 12 November 1825) was a Scottish poet. He is known for writing Abraham Lincoln's favourite poem, Mortality (O, Why Should The Spirit Of Mortal Be Proud?), which Lincoln often recited by memory.
William Knox. 1789 - 1825. POEMS. William Knox was born in Firth, in the parish of Lilliesleaf, Roxburghshire, on 17 August 1789, the first son of the farmer Thomas Knox and his wife Barbara Turnbull.
William Knox was born upon the estate of Firth, in the parish of Lilliesleaf, Roxburgh, on the 17th August, 1789, and was the son of an extensive and pastoral farmer in the shires of Roxburgh and Selkirk.
Apr 15, 2019 · Among the spectacular variety of reforming schemes galvanized by the Revolution were a collection of lengthy, detailed proposals by an out-of-office Irish bureaucrat named William Knox, now in the Georgian Papers.
William Knox has been saved from obscurity by the lasting fame of his poem 'Mortality', favourite of American President Abraham Lincoln. More about William Knox Newsletter
During the late spring and summer of 1782, William Knox was an unhappy and impotent witness to the dissolution of Britain’s old colonial empire. The policies implemented by the Rockingham government were as repugnant to Knox’s public principles as they were detrimental to his private interests.
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Knox was a hard drinker and, despite his training, a bad manager and was often short of money. However his acknowledged poetic talent, his amiable temperament and his conversational powers, made him many friends among the most distinguished literary characters of the day.
