11 Quotes & Sayings By Bliss Carman

Bliss Carman was one of the most popular American poets of the 19th century. He published more than 150 volumes of poetry. His best known poems include "In a Little While," "The Rattlesnake's Warning," and "The Foundling."

THERE is something in the autumn that is native to...
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THERE is something in the autumn that is native to my blood– Touch of manner, hint of mood; And my heart is like a rhyme, With the yellow and the purple and the crimson keeping time. Bliss Carman
On the shining yards of heaven See a wider dawn...
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On the shining yards of heaven See a wider dawn unfurled.. .. The eternal slaves of beauty Are the masters of the world. Bliss Carman
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Whether it be to failure or success the first need of being is endurance -to endure with gladness if we can with fortitude in any event. Bliss Carman
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There is a passion for perfection which you rarely see fully developed but... in successful lives it is never wholly lacking. Bliss Carman
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I took a day to search for God And found Him not. But as I trod By rocky ledge through woods untamed Just where one scarlet lily flamed I saw His foot print in the sod. Bliss Carman
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Indifference may not wreck a man's life at any one turn but it will destroy him with a kind of dry-rot in the long run. Bliss Carman
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The greatest joy in nature is the absence of man. Bliss Carman
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The first need of being is endurance to endure with gladness if we can with fortitude in any event. Bliss Carman
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There is a passion for perfection which you will rarely see fully developed but you may note this fact that in successful lives it is never wholly lacking. Bliss Carman
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There is a passion for perfection which you rarely see fully developed but you may note this fact that in successful lives it is never wholly lacking. Bliss Carman