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Will Carleton, an American poet, was born on October 21, 1845, and died on December 18, 1912. His poetry focused on rural life, natural landscapes, and moral teachings, which were well-received by readers.

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All Heaven Knows Way Fall Beautiful Beautiful Flower Brother Deck Earth Flower

Famous Will Carleton Quotes

“To appreciate heaven well it is good for a man to have some fifteen minutes of hell.”

Heaven

Author:Will Carleton

“Not all the labour of the earth Is done by hardened hands.”

Done Hands Earth Labor Labour Hardened

Author:Will Carleton

“And that was the way The deuce was to pay As it always is, at the close of the day That gave us”

Way Pay Deuces Fault Finders

Book:Farm Ballads

Source: Farm Ballads

“The editor sat in his sanctum, his countenance furrowed with care, His mind at the bottom of business, his feet at the top of a chair, His chair-arm an elbow supporting, his right hand upholding his head, His eyes on his dusty old table, with different documents spread.”

Mind Different Hands Eye Care Feet Arms Tables Bottom Spread Journalism Sat His Eyes Chairs Editors Documents Countenance Elbows

Book:Farm Ballads

Source: Farm Ballads

“Cover them over with beautiful flowers, Deck them with garlands, those brothers of ours, Lying so silent by night and by day.”

Beautiful Lying Night Brother Flower Silent Memorial Memorial Day Deck Laurels Garlands Memorial Day Poems Beautiful Flower Memorial Day Remembrance

Book:Farm Legends

Source: Farm Legends

“Worm or beetle - drought or tempest - on a farmer's land may fall, Each is loaded full o' ruin, but a mortgage beats 'em all.”

May Fall Land Beats Ruins Ems Farmers Worms Mortgage Loaded Tempest Drought Beetles

Author:Will Carleton

“There's lots of people - this town wouldn't hold them; Who don't know much excepting what's told them.”

People Knows Knowledge Ignorance Towns

Author:Will Carleton

“Yellow, mellow, ripened days, Sheltered in a golden coating; O'er the dreamy, listless haze, White and dainty cloudlets floating; Winking at the blushing trees, And the sombre, furrowed fallow; Smiling at the airy ease, Of the southward flying swallow Sweet and smiling are thy ways, Beauteous, golden Autumn days.”

Way Fall White Tree Sweet Flying Golden Ease Autumn Yellow Floating Mellow Dreamy Blushing Airy Haze Fall Autumn Dainty Autumn Days Winking

Book:Farm Ballads

Source: Farm Ballads

“Cover them over with beautiful flowers, Deck them with garlands, those brothers of ours, Lying so silent by night and by day Sleeping the years of their manhood away. Give them the meed they have won in the past; Give them the honors their future forcast; Give them the chaplets they won in the strife; Give them the laurels they lost with their life.”

Source: Farm Legends

“To appreciate heaven well, it's good for a person to have some fifteen minutes of hell.”

Wells Persons Heaven Hell Minutes Appreciate Fifteen Near Death

Author:Will Carleton

“We thank Thee, O Father of all, for... all the soul-help that sad souls understand.”

Soul Helping Father Gratitude Thee Inspirational Christmas Sad Soul

Book:CITY LEGENDS

Source: CITY LEGENDS

“But I have learned a thing or two; I know as sure as fate, when we lock up our lives for wealth, the gold key comes too late.”

Knows Two Wealth Our Lives Fate Keys Late Gold Too Late I Have Learned Locks Lock Up

Book:RHYMES OF OUR PLANET

Source: RHYMES OF OUR PLANET

“Boys flying kites haul in their white winged birds; You can't do that way when you're flying words. Careful with fire, is good advice we know Careful with words, is ten times doubly so. Thoughts unexpressed may sometimes fall back dead; But God Himself can't kill them when they're said.”

Knows Way May Said Sometimes Fall White Boys Fire Advice Ten Bird Careful Flying Good Advice Fall Back Kites Haul

Author:Will Carleton

“Over all our happy country - over all our Nation spread, Is a band of noble heroes - is our Army of the Dead.”

Country Nations Hero Band Army Spread Noble

Book:Farm Ballads

Source: Farm Ballads

“Over the hill to the poor-house I'm trudgin' my weary way.”

Way House Poor Hills Weary Over The Hill

Book:Farm Ballads

Source: Farm Ballads

“So I have talked with Betsey and Betsey has talked with me, And we have agreed together that we can't never agree”

Together Speech Agree

Book:Farm Ballads

Source: Farm Ballads

“If there's a heaven upon the earth, a fellow knows it when He's been away from home a week, and then gets back again.”

Ifs Knows Home Earth Heaven Week Fellows Get Back Back Again Away From Home

Book:Farm Ballads

Source: Farm Ballads

“I've watched my duty, straight an' true, an' tried to do it well; Part of the time kept heaven in view, An' part steered clear of hell.”

Wells Heaven Views Hell Clear Duty Hypnosis

Author:Will Carleton

“Thanksgiving-day, I fear, If one the solemn truth must touch, Is celebrated, not so much To thank the Lord for blessing o'er, As for the sake of getting more!”

Ifs Lord Blessing Sake Solemn Thanksgiving Day

Author:Will Carleton

About the Author

Born: October 21, 1845
Died: December 18, 1912
Known for: Poet
Quotes: 19

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