Arnold Wall

Arnold Wall (15 November 1869 – 29 March 1966) was a New Zealand university professor, philologist, poet, mountaineer, botanist, writer and radio broadcaster.

Quotes

 * While the dull talk idly streams, He sits upon the bank and dreams, Till some careless word that's said Finds a fellow in his head...
 * Poem: "The Wit" In: A.E. Currie. New Zealand Verse, (1906), p. 198
 * A time will come, a time will come, (Though the world will never be quite the same), When the people sit in the summer sun, Watching, watching the beautiful game.
 * Poem: A Time Will Come (1915); Cited in: John Arlott, ‎Fred Trueman (1971) Arlott and Trueman on cricket. p. 173
 * He is referring to cricket; later, "the beautiful game" was used to describe football.