Charles Edwin Anson Markham was an American poet.
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“Bowed by the weight of centuries he leans upon his hoe and gazes on the ground, the emptiness of ages in his face, and on his back the burden of the world.”
Edwin Markham
“We drew a circle that took him in.”
“To throw oneself to the side of the oppressed is the only dignified thing to do in life”
“It is better to rust out than wear out.”
“A good action is never lost; it is a treasure laid up and guarded for the doer's need.”
“When man to man shall be friend and brother.”
“The thing that is incredible is life itself. Why should we be here in this sun-illuminated universe? Why should there be green earth under our feet?”
“I have felt it like a glory in my heart.”
“Oft when the white, still dawn lifted the skies and pushed the hills apart, I have felt it like a glory in my heart”