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Cicely Fox Smith

1882 (Lymm, Cheshire) – 1954 (Bow, Devon)

Cicely Fox Smith (1 February 1882 – 8 April 1954) was an English poet and writer. Born in Lymm, Cheshire and educated at Manchester High School for Girls, she briefly lived in Canada, before returning to the United Kingdom shortly before the outbreak of World War I. She settled in Hampshire and began writing poetry, often with a nautical theme. Smith wrote over 600 poems in her life, for a wide range of publications. In later life, she expanded her writing to a number of subjects, fiction and non-fiction. For her services to literature, the British Government awarded her a small pension.

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By The Old Pagoda Anchorage Love Nature War	138 Views added 11 years ago	Rate it
The Flying-Fish Sailor Nature	136 Views added 11 years ago	Rate it
Homeward Nature War	125 Views added 11 years ago	Rate it
The Furrow	123 Views added 11 years ago	Rate it
London River Nature	123 Views added 11 years ago	Rate it
A Sea Burthen Nature	122 Views added 11 years ago	Rate it
The Sailor's Garden Life Melancholy Nature	119 Views added 11 years ago	Rate it
Animal House Love Melancholy	107 Views added 11 years ago	Rate it
The Oldest Thing In London Family Love Nature War	107 Views added 11 years ago	Rate it
Roll Along Home!	105 Views added 11 years ago	Rate it
The Green Thicket Humorous Love Nature	104 Views added 11 years ago	Rate it
Shipmate Sorrow Life Melancholy Nature	102 Views added 11 years ago	Rate it
London Pool Nature	99 Views added 11 years ago	Rate it
A Wool Fleet Chorus Nature	94 Views added 11 years ago	Rate it
Tower Of Babel	91 Views added 11 years ago	Rate it
The Witch Of Mull Nature	90 Views added 11 years ago	Rate it
The Coast Of Barbary Nature Religion	87 Views added 11 years ago	Rate it
Lavender Pond Nature	81 Views added 11 years ago	Rate it
Otter Hunting In Ribblesdale Love Nature	77 Views added 11 years ago	Rate it
Little Waxy Nature	74 Views added 11 years ago	Rate it
By The Old Pagoda Anchorage Nature	74 Views added 11 years ago	Rate it
Everything Is Different In Africa Life	72 Views added 11 years ago	Rate it
Rosario Life Love Nature	71 Views added 11 years ago	Rate it
A Cavalry Soldier Melancholy War	69 Views added 11 years ago	Rate it
Guido Sebaldi Life	66 Views added 11 years ago	Rate it
Follow The Sea Nature	64 Views added 11 years ago	Rate it
Home Along Nature	50 Views added 11 years ago	Rate it
London Seagulls Nature	46 Views added 11 years ago	Rate it
The Lost Rivers Childhood Melancholy Nature	43 Views added 11 years ago	Rate it
The Yeoman's Son Family Melancholy Nature	27 Views added 11 years ago	Rate it

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