John Townsend Trowbridge

John Townsend Trowbridge (September 18, 1827 – February 12, 1916) was an American author born in Ogden, New York, USA, to Windsor Stone Trowbridge and Rebecca Willey. His papers are located at the Houghton Library at Harvard University.

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    We are two travelers, Roger and I.
    Roger’s my dog.—Come here, you scamp!
    —John Townsend Trowbridge (1827–1916)

    Oh for some honest lover’s ghost,
    Some kind unbodied post
    Sent from the shades below!
    I strangely long to know
    Whether the nobler chaplets wear
    Those that their mistress’ scorn did bear,
    Or those that were used kindly.
    —Sir John Suckling (1609–1642)

    An aspiring genius was D. Green:
    The son of a farmer, age fourteen;
    His body was long and lank and lean—
    Just right for flying, as will be seen;
    —John Townsend Trowbridge (1827–1916)

    And this is the moral—Stick to your sphere,
    Or if you insist, as you have a right,
    On spreading your wings for a loftier flight,
    The moral is—Take care how you light.
    —John Townsend Trowbridge (1827–1916)