William Jay Smith (born 22 April 1918) is an American poet. He was appointed the nineteenth Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress from 1968 to 1970.
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“He hangs in the hall by his black cravat,
The ladies faint, and the children holler:
Only my Daddy could look like that,
And I love my Daddy like he loves his Dollar.”
—William Jay Smith (b. 1918)
“When did your sparkle turn to fire and your warmth become desire?”
—Alan Jay Lerner (1918–1986)
“I have, alas, only one illusion left, and that is the Archbishop of Canterbury.”
—Sydney Smith (1771–1845)