David Bates (poet) Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
David Bates (March 6 1809 - January 25 1870) was an American poet.He was born in Indian Hill, Ohio and educated in Buffalo before working in first Indianapolis then Philadelphia. In 1849 he poublished a volume of poetry, Eolian.
Among his best known works are Speak Gently (parodied by Lewis Carroll in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland), Childing and Childhood.