William Topaz McGonagall Quotes

Ye lover of the picturesque, if ye wish to drown your grief, take my advice and visit the ancient town of Crieff.

William Topaz McGonagall

• Lover
• Visit
• Picturesque

But I may say Dame Fortune has been very kind to me by endowing me with the genius of poetry. I remember how I felt when I received the spirit of poetry. It was in the year of 1877.

William Topaz McGonagall

• Poetry
• Spirit
• Genius

Well, I must say that the first man who threw peas at me was a publican .

William Topaz McGonagall

• Peas
• Threw
• Publican

The man that gets drunk is little else than a fool, And is in the habit, no doubt, of advocating for Home Rule; But the best Home Rule for him, as far as I can understand, Is the abolition of strong drink from the land.

William Topaz McGonagall

• Home
• Rule
• Drunk

I was seized with a strong desire to write poetry, so strong, in fact, that in imagination I thought I heard a voice crying in my ears – "Write! Write". I wondered what could be the matter with me, and I began to walk backwards and forwards in a great fit of excitement, saying to myself– "I know nothing about poetry."

William Topaz McGonagall

• Poetry
• Voice
• Write

Beautiful Railway Bridge of the Silv'ryTay! Alas! I am very sorry to say That ninety lives have been taken away On the last Sabbath day of1879, Which will be remember'd for a very long time.

William Topaz McGonagall

• Taken
• Lives
• Bridge