by Simon de Swaan

The mountain sheep are sweeter
But the valley sheep are fatter.
We therefore deemed it meeter
To carry off the latter.

Thomas Love Peacock (1786-1866), excerpt from The War Song of Dinas Vawr (1823)

Thomas Love Peacock was born in Dorset, England in 1785 or 1786, depending on the source. He was a novelist, poet and playwright and mixed with the Romantic poets, although most of his work was satirical. He also worked for the British East India Company. He was also influenced by Percy Bisshye Shelley, who he met early in life. Peacock died in his library at Halliford-on-Thames in 1866, after refusing to leave his precious books to burn.

Photo inspired by Thomas Love Peacock’s poem “Ocean Gateway,” taken by the Wandering Angel.

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