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:
“Afterward I went past what you had passed
Before we met, and you what I had passed.”
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)
“You made the eolith, you grew the bone,
The second more peculiarly your own,
And likely to have been enough alone.”
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)
“‘Twas something we knew all about to begin with
And needn’t have fared into space like his master
To find ‘twas the effort, the essay of love.”
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)
“At last the gathered show lets down as white
As may be in dark woods, and with a song
It shall not make again all winter long
Of hissing on the yet uncovered ground,”
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)
“Good fences make good neighbors.”
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)