Twilight Hours: A Legacy of Verse

by Sarah Williams

There had been nothing eventful in her life so far. The birth of Rainbows in Springtide had been the first interruption to the calm tenor of a London home, broken only by visits to Wales or Ramsgate, or the rarer treat of Paris. There was as little in the way of incident in the period — all too short — that followed. An introduction to Mr. Strahan gained for her admis sion to the magazines which issued from his house.

Kindle Edition

Published October 18, 2017

About the author

There is more than one author with this name

Sarah Williams (1837–1868) was an English poet, probably best known as the author of the poem "The Old Astronomer", also known as "The Old Astronomer to His Pupil", that begins "Reach me down my Tycho Brahe..." and contains the famous line "I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night."

A segment of her poem is used in the introduction to Ian Rankin's novel Set in Darkness.

Though my soul may set in darkness,
it will rise in perfect light.
I have loved the stars too fondly
to be fearful of the night.

She published short works and one collection of poetry during her lifetime under the pseudonyms Sadie and S.A.D.I., the former of which she considered her name rather than a nom de plume. Her posthumously published second poetry collection and novel appeared under her given name.
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Reviews

[KateJoanna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sadie is a poet I’ve loved for a long time, although she’s not one of the massively well known ones other than the one quote from the old astronomer that pretty much everyone knows.
I wish we knew more about her, but that can be said for all of the poets and writers I love from long ago

This was a lovely copy, a few blips with text integrity and size but other than that a good addition to my collection. I’m glad to have it restored, digitally remastered and available to buy— thank you for preserving and sharing these forgotten gems