John Vance Cheney Quotes

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The happiest heart that ever beat
Was in some quiet breast
That found the common daylight sweet,
And left to Heaven the rest.

John Vance Cheney

The rust will find the sword of fame,
The dust will hide the crown;
Ay, none shall nail so high his name
Time will not tear it down.

John Vance Cheney

I question not if thrushes sing,
If roses load the air;
Beyond my heart I need not reach
When all is summer there.

John Vance Cheney

Who drives the horses of the sun
Shall lord it but a day;
Better the lowly deed were done,
And kept the humble way.

John Vance Cheney

Not in the time of pleasure
Hope doth set her bow;
But in the sky of sorrow,
Over the vale of woe. Through gloom and shadow look we
On beyond the years!
The soul would have no rainbow
Had the eyes no tears.

John Vance Cheney

John Vance Cheney

John Vance Cheney

Born: December 29, 1848

Died: May 1, 1922 (aged 73)

Bio: John Vance Cheney was an American poet, essayist and librarian.

Known for:

My hearthside (1922)
Memorable American speeches (1907)
Thistle-drift (1887)

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