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:
“‘... There’s more in it than you’re inclined to say.
Did he look like ?’
‘He looked like anyone.
I’ll never rest tonight unless I know.
Give me the lantern.’”
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)
“He wasn’t off a mere degree;
His reckoning was off a sea.”
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)
“Before the leaves can mount again
To fill the trees with another shade,
They must go down past things coming up.
They must go down into the dark decayed.”
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)
“Who said it mattered
What monkeys did or didn’t understand?
They might not understand a burning-glass.
They might not understand the sun itself.
It’s knowing what to do with things that counts.”
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)
“The same
Grim giving to do over for them both.
She dared no more than ask him with her eyes
How was it with him for a second trial.
And with his eyes he asked her not to ask.
They had given him back to her, but not to keep.”
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)