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David Ross Lietch (c1809-1881) was a 19th-century Tyneside born poet and songwriter. His most famous song is possibly the beautiful ballad "The Cliffs of Old Tynemouth". ==Life == David Ross Lietch was born c1809 at North Shields, the second son of Rev William Lietch. For some years David Ross Lietch practised on Tyneside as a medical man having gained his degree at Edinburgh University He published "Poetic Fragments", a volume of poetry in 1838 and founded the North Shields newspaper, "The Port of Tyne Pilot" which was published 1839-42 under his ownership. He retired to the Lake District in the late 1840s, where he famously corresponded with William Wordsworth. He died on 16 August 1881. He was buried in Crosthwaite Churchyard, Keswick, Cumbria, not far from the grave of Robert Southey. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「David Ross Lietch」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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