“The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
But I have promises to keep”

— Robert Frost, Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

General sources Source: "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" (1923) http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/171621 Context: The woods are lovely, dark and deep. But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep.

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American poet 1874–1963

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