Bayard Taylor, Poet's Journal, Third Evening.
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The Poet's leaves are gathered one by one, In the slow process of the doubtful years.
— Bayard Taylor on Poets
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Source: Wikiquote: "Poets" (Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations: Quotes reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 605-09.)
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About Bayard Taylor
Bayard Taylor (11 January 1825 – 19 December 1878) was an American poet, literary critic, translator, travel author, and diplomat.
About Bayard Taylor
Bayard Taylor (11 January 1825 – 19 December 1878) was an American poet, literary critic, translator, travel author, and diplomat.
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