Bayard Taylor Quotes


I know I am--that simplest bliss
The millions of my brothers miss.
I know the fortune to be born,
Even to the meanest wretch they scorn.


Citations

Taylor, Bayard. "The Poet's Journal." The Poet's Journal. Ticknor and Fields, 1863, p. 18.

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Bayard Taylor
Bayard Taylor
  • Born: January 11, 1825
  • Died: December 19, 1878
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Journalist

Bayard Taylor was an American poet, literary critic, translator, travel author, and diplomat.