Frederic Lawrence Knowles

Frederic Lawrence Knowles (September 8, 1869 – September 20, 1905) was an American poet. Quotes Why linger o'er decrepit shrine In Hellas or in Palestine? America as Greece is grand, America is Holy Land. "To the American Poet", st. 2. On Life's Stairway (Boston: L. C. Page & Co., 1901) p. 5 If Love were jester at the court of Death,    And Death the king of all, still would I pray    "For me the motley and the bauble, yea, Though all be vanity as the Preacher saith, The mirth of love be mine for one brief breath!" "If Love were Jester at the Court of Death", l. 1. Love Triumphant (Boston: Dana Estes & Co., 1904) p. 9 Cf. Ecclesiastes 1:2 The Night walked down the sky    With the moon in her hand. "A Memory", l. 1. Love Triumphant (1904) p. 14 I find no foeman in the road but Fear —    To doubt is failure, and to dare, success! "Credo", st. 5. Love Triumphant (1904) p. 53 External links Category:1869 births Category:1905 deaths Category:Poets from the United States