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A Life-drama, and Other Poems

This volume compiles a selection of poems that delve into the complexities of life and the dramatic aspects of human existence. more

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Alexander Smith
Alexander Smith

Alexander Smith was a 19th-century British poet known for his lyrical and narrative poems. His works are celebrated for their deep emotion and unique style, and have had a profound influence on later poets. more

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“A nasty day! A nasty day! 'Twas thus I heard a critic say Because the skies were bleak and gray— And yet it somehow seemed to me The day was all that it should be. I looked it very closely o'er; Its hours still were twenty-four, With sixty minutes each—no less— For deeds of good and helpfulness; And every second full of chance To give the day significance; And every hour full of growth For everybody but the sloth— I couldn't see it quite that way, For though the skies were bleak and gray The day itself, it seemed to me, Was all a day could rightly be.”

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