Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Thomas Bailey Aldrichwas an American writer, poet, critic, and editor. He is notable for his long editorship of The Atlantic Monthly, during which he published works by Charles Chesnutt and others. He was also known for his semi-autobiographical book The Story of a Bad Boy, and for his poetry, which included "The Unguarded Gates"...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth11 November 1836
CountryUnited States of America
life fall leafs
How fugitive and brief is mortal life between the budding and the falling leaf.
fear failure failing
They fail, and they alone, who have not striven.
birthday hope heart
To keep the heart unwrinkled, to be hopeful, kindly, cheerful, reverent that is to triumph over old age.
men mind company
A man is known by the company his mind keeps.