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Richard Realf Biography

Poet

Richard Realf was an American poet born on June 14, 1832, and died on October 28, 1878. His poetry is known for its unique style and profound depiction of nature.

Giving Hands Sound Silence Sensitive Nerves Receiving Thrill Giving Back

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“Fair are the flowers and the children, but their subtle suggestion is fairer; Rarer is the roseburst of dawn, but the secret that clasps it rarer; Sweet the exultance of song, but the strain that precedes it is sweeter And never was poem yet writ, but the meaning outmastered the meter.”

Children Song Secret Beauty Sweet Flower Fairs Dawn Subtle Suggestions Strain Meter

Book:Poems

Source: Poems

“Into the statue that breathes, the soul of the sculptor is bidden.”

Soul Breathe Statues Sculptors

Book:Poems

Source: Poems

“Never a daisy that grows, but a mystery guideth the growing; Never a river that flows, but a majesty scepters the flowing.”

Grows Growing Mystery Flower Daisies

Author:Richard Realf

“Great are the symbols of Being, But that which is symboled is greater; Vast the create and beheld, But vaster the Inward Creator.”

Greater Creator Symbols Inward

Author:Richard Realf

About the Author

Born: June 14, 1832
Died: October 28, 1878
Known for: Poet
Quotes: 5

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