Robert Frost
Robert Lee Frost (March 26, 1874 – January 29, 1963) was an American poet. He is highly regarded for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech. His work frequently employed settings from rural life in New England in the early twentieth century, using them to examine complex social and philosophical themes. One of the most popular and critically respected American poets of his generation, Frost was honored frequently during his lifetime, receiving four Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry.
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Famous quotes by robert frost:
“What is this talked-of mystery of birth
But being mounted bareback on the earth?”
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)
“‘... Me? I’m not off for anywhere at all.
Sometimes I wander out of beaten ways
Half looking for the orchid Calypso.’”
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)
“Satan, what ails you? Where’s the famous tongue?
Thou onetime Prince of Conversationists?”
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)
“Never have I been sad or glad
That there was such a thing as bad.
There had to be, I understood,
For there to have been any good.”
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)
“He only says, ‘Good fences make good neighbors.’”
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)