Robert Frost

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:

    “‘The wonder is I didn’t see at once.
    I never noticed it from here before.
    I must be wonted to it that’s the reason.
    The little graveyard where my people are!...’”
    —Robert Frost (1874–1963)

    “Men of the woods and lumberjacks,
    They judged me by their appropriate tool.
    Except as a fellow handled an ax,
    They had no way of knowing a fool.”
    —Robert Frost (1874–1963)

    “And then the voice again: ‘You seem afraid.
    I saw by the way you whipped up the horse.
    I’ll just come forward in the lantern-light
    And let you see.’”
    —Robert Frost (1874–1963)

    “(The black stream, catching on a sunken rock,
    Flung backward on itself in one white wave,
    And the white water rode the black forever.”
    —Robert Frost (1874–1963)

    “If this uncertain age in which we dwell
    Were really as dark as I hear sages tell,
    And I convinced that they were really sages,
    I should not curse myself with it to hell....”
    —Robert Frost (1874–1963)