Maeterlinck was never absorbed by ghent, as Rodenbach was by Bruges; but he was, as a young man, oppressed by some of its moods.
"Life and Writings of Maurice Maeterlinck"
Jethro Bithell
One part of his life in ghent is still a bitter memory to our poet.
"Life and Writings of Maurice Maeterlinck"
Jethro Bithell
It was in 1885 that he entered the University of ghent as a student of law.
"Life and Writings of Maurice Maeterlinck"
Jethro Bithell