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Poem by Edgar Lee Masters


Alexander Throckmorton


In youth my wings were strong and tireless,
But I did not know the mountains.
In age I knew the mountains
But my weary wings could not follow my vision --
Genius is wisdom and youth.



Edgar Lee Masters


Edgar Lee Masters's other poems:
  1. Judson Stoddard
  2. Jeremy Carlisle
  3. The Village Atheist
  4. Percy Bysshe Shelley
  5. Sarah Brown


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