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Birth date
03/11/1881
Death date
08/05/1947
Birth town
London
Country
England
Poems by this Poet
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The Western Line
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Jewels. A Young Man to a Merchant
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A Flemish Village
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To a Baby Found Paddling near the Lines
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Skating
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The Elephant
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The Volunteer
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On a Troopship, 1915
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The Hairy Dog
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Ares, God of War
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Herbert Asquith was an English poet, novelist and lawyer.

Biography

He was the second son of H. H. Asquith, British Prime Minister — with whom he is frequently confused — and younger brother of Raymond Asquith. His wife Lady Cynthia Asquith, whom he married in 1910, the daughter of Hugo Richard Charteris, 11th Earl of Wemyss (1857–1937), was also a writer.

Asquith was greatly affected by his service with the Royal Artillery in World War I. His poems include "The Volunteer" and "The Fallen Subaltern", the latter being a tribute to fallen soldiers. His books include "Roon" and "Young Orland".

Herbert Asquith's Works:

Roon
Young Orland