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Born in August 20, 1881 / Died in August 5, 1959 / United States / English

Poems by Edgar Albert Guest

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The Job

...   That shall prove what you're able to do ...

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Sunday In The Country

... For our hearts were drenched with gladness as the fields are drenched with dew ...

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At the Wedding

... I jes' kep' my face straight forward till the parson closed his book ...

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How Do You Buy Your Money?

... And some men think when they purchase coin that they mustn't be over-nice-- ...

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Fishin’-Hunger

... Dere is some folks call it hook worm, an' dere’s others say dat I ...

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April Thoughts

...   An' all dumb an' feathered creatures fairly bubblin' o'er with glee ...

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Old-Fashioned Letters

... But those were the letters that lived for years ...

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Nothing Unusual

... Frowns, smiles, delight, despair, they knew, ...

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Ideals

... They left them the wealth that their hands had won, ...

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Old Years And New

... The dead old year was twelve months long, but now from it we're free, ...

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The March O' Man

... Some care between our laughter, a few hours filled with strife, ...

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Tell Him Why

... When its something you know that he could do, ...

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Example

... Cling to your faith and work with all your might, ...

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Ma An' Me

... Guess I've tried her patience more ...

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Christmas, 1918

... They give their all, this Christmastide, that peace on earth shall reign ...