Who is Edgar Lee Masters

Edgar Lee MastersMasters as a young manBorn(1868-08-23)August 23, 1868
Garnett, Kansas, U.S.DiedMarch 5, 1950(1950-03-05) (aged 81)
Melrose Park, Pennsylvania, U.S.OccupationPoet, biographer, lawyerNotable awardsRobert Frost Medal (...
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Edgar Lee Masters Poems

• Draw The Sword, O Republic!
  By the blue sky of a clear vision,
  And by the white light of a great illumination,
  And by the blood-red of brotherhood,
  Draw the sword, O Republic! ...
• The Coroner
  Merival, of a mother fair and good,
  A father sound in body and in mind,
  Rich through three thousand acres left to him
  By that same father dying, mother dead ...
• Soul's Desire
  Her soul is like a wolf that stands
  Where sunlight falls between the trees
  Of a sparse forest's leafless edge,
  When Spring's first magic moveth these. ...
• Sir Galahad
  I met Hosea Job on Randolph Street
  Who said to me: "I'm going for the train,
  I want you with me."
  ...
• Henry Baker, At New York
  One partner may consult another - James,
  Here is a matter you must help me with,
  It's coming to a head.
  ...

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Top 10 most used topics by Edgar Lee Masters

Soul 138 Life 113 Thought 97 Face 93 Great 88 Good 75 Place 75 River 71 Earth 69 Head 69

Edgar Lee Masters Quotes

• Genius is a bend in the creek where bright water has gathered, and which mirrors the trees, the sky and the banks. It just does that because it is there and the scenery is there. Talent is a fine mirror with a silver frame, with the name of the owner engraved on the back.

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