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William Bliss Carman was a Canadian poet who lived most of his life in the United States, where he achieved international fame. He was acclaimed as Canada's poet laureate during his later years.In Canada, Carman is classed as one of the Confederation Poets, a group which also included Charles G.D. Roberts , Archibald Lampman, and Duncan Campbell Scott. "Of the group, Carman had the surest lyric touch and achieved the widest international recognition. But unlike others, he never attempted to secure his income by novel writing, popular journalism, or non-literary employment. He remained a poet, supplementing his art with critical commentaries on literary ideas, philosophy, and aesthetics." Wikipedia  

✵ 15. April 1861 – 8. June 1929
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Famous Bliss Carman Quotes

“The greatest joy in nature is the absence of man.”

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New York Times review of Mr. Carman's Prose; A Volume Of Little Essays By The Canadian Poet. (1903).

“Here’s to the day
That wondrous May,
A-roaming through the heather,
When her little shoes
And my big boots
Were out on the hills together.

And here’s to the night
Of our delight,
That held the stars in tether,
When her little shoes
And my big boots
Were under the bed together.”

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The full toast, as reported in New York Sun. Quoted in John Coldwell Adams, Confederation Voices http://www.uwo.ca/english/canadianpoetry/confederation/John%20Coldwell%20Adams/Confederation%20Voices/chapter%203.html, 2007.

“Here's to the day when it is May
And care as light as a feather,
When your little shoes and my big boots
Go tramping over the heather.”

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A Toast, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).

“There paused to shut the door
A fellow called the Wind,
With mystery before,
And reticence behind.”

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At the Granite Gate, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).

“The glad indomitable sea,
The strong white sun.”

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A Sea Child, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).

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