Edwin Markham
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Biography
Edwin Markham was an American poet. From 1923 to 1931 he was Poet Laureate of Oregon.
"The crest and crowning of all good, Life's final star, is brotherhood."
"He fed his spirit with the bread of books"
"Fight ever on: this earthly stuff If used God’s way will be enough. Face to the firing line o friendFight out life’s battle to the end. One soldier, when the fight was red,Threw down his broken sword and fled.Another snatched it, won the day, With what his comrade flung away."
"We have committed the Golden Rule to memory; let us now commit it to life."
"His reputation has faded because of the somewhat dated nature of his verse; nevertheless, he remains a notable figure for his contributions to American poetry. His work stands as an example of what American critics and readers valued near the turn of the century. His poetry offers insight into an important phase in the development of American letters."
"There is a destiny which makes us brothers none goes his way alone. All that we send into the lives of others comes back into our own."
"He drew a circle that shut me out-Heretic , rebel, a thing to flout.But love and I had the wit to win:We drew a circle and took him In !From the poem " Outwitted"
"Choices are the hinges of destiny."
"The crest and crowning of all good Life's final star is Brotherhood."
"Defeat may serve as well as victory to shake the soul and let the glory out."
"It is better to rust out than wear out."
"Whoever falls from God's right hand is caught into His left."
"We have committed the Golden Rule to memory let us now commit it to life."
"The crest and crowning of all good Life's final star is Brotherhood."
"Oft when the white still dawn lifted the skies and pushed the hills apart I have felt it like a glory in my heart."
"It is doubtless true that men are bad because they are unhappy. If anyone could give them real happiness, the happiness of brotherhood, they would all want to live the true and brotherly life."