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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

“O Liberty, white Goddess! is it well to leave the gates unguarded? On thy breast fold Sorrow's children, soothe the hurts of Fate, lift the down-trodden, but with hand of steel stay those who to thy sacred portals come to waste the gifts of Freedom.”

Wells Children Hands Hurt White Liberty Fate Sorrow Waste Sacred Lifts Breasts Gates Goddess Steel Folds Portal

Book:The Writings of Thomas Bailey Aldrich: Poems

Source: The Writings of Thomas Bailey Aldrich: Poems

“I like not lady-slippers, Nor yet the sweet-pea blossoms, Nor yet the flaky roses, Red or white as snow; I like the chaliced lilies, The heavy Eastern lilies, The gorgeous tiger-lilies, That in our garden grow.”

Grows White Sweet Red Garden Rose Heavy Snow Tigers Eastern Gorgeous Lilies Peas Slippers Sweet Peas

Book:The Ballad of Babie Bell, and Other Poems

Source: The Ballad of Babie Bell, and Other Poems

“Day is a snow-white Dove of heaven That from the East glad message brings. Night is a stealthy, evil Raven, Wrapped to the eyes in his black wings.”

Eye Night Evil Heaven Black White Messages Wings East Glad Snow Dove Ravens Snow White

Book:The Writings of Thomas Bailey Aldrich

Source: The Writings of Thomas Bailey Aldrich

“Wide open and unguarded stand our gates, and through them presses a wild motley throng, men from the Volga and the Tartar steppes, featureless figures of the Hoang-Ho, Malayan, Scythian, Teuton, Kelt, and Slav. Flying the Old World's poverty and scorn, these bringing with them unknown gods and rites, Ttose, tiger passions, here to stretch their claws in street and alley. What strange tongues are loud accents of menace alien to our air, voices that once the Tower of Babel knew! O Liberty, white Goddess! Is it well to leave the gates unguarded?”

“We knew it would rain, for the poplars showed The white of their leaves, the amber grain Shrunk in the wind,-and the lightning now Is tangled in tremulous skeins of rain.”

Water White Wind Rain Rivers Grain Lightning Tangled Amber Wind And Rain

Book:The Ballad of Babie Bell, and Other Poems

Source: The Ballad of Babie Bell, and Other Poems

About the Author

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

Books & Sources

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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