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Thomas Bailey Aldrich was an American poet born on November 11, 1836, and died on March 19, 1907. His poetry is known for its elegant rhythm and profound emotion, which had a significant impact on the development of American poetry.

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Famous Thomas Bailey Aldrich Quotes

“So precious life is! Even to the old, the hours are as a miser's coins!”

Life Age Life Is Hours Old Age Coins Misers Precious Life

Book:The Works of Thomas Bailey Aldrich: Poems

Source: The Works of Thomas Bailey Aldrich: Poems

“The ring of a false coin is not more recognizable than that of a rhyme setting forth a false sorrow.”

Sorrow Rings Setting Settings Hypocrisy Rhyme Coins

Book:Ponkapog papers: A sea turn, and other papers

Source: Ponkapog papers: A sea turn, and other papers

“October turned my maple's leaves to gold; The most are gone now; here and there one lingers: Soon these will slip from the twigs' weak hold, Like coins between a dying miser's fingers.”

Gone Dying Weak Gold Fingers Slips Coins Here And There October Misers Twigs Maple

Book:The Writings of Thomas Bailey Aldrich

Source: The Writings of Thomas Bailey Aldrich

About the Author

Born: November 11, 1836
Died: March 19, 1907
Known for: Poet
Quotes: 71

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The Writings of Thomas Bailey AldrichRelated source material

The Writings of Thomas Bailey Aldrich: PoemsRelated source material

The Works of Thomas Bailey Aldrich: Ponkapog papers. A sea turn, and other mattersRelated source material

Ponkapog PapersRelated source material

Ponkapog papers: A sea turn, and other papersRelated source material

Ponkapog papers, A sea turn, and other mattersRelated source material

Ponkapog papers, A sea turn, and other papersRelated source material

The Ballad of Babie Bell, and Other PoemsRelated source material

The Story of a Bad BoyRelated source material

The Writings of Thomas Bailey Aldrich: Ponkapog papers, A sea turn, and other papersRelated source material

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