When you awaken some morning and hear that somebody or other has been discovered, you can put it down as a fact that he discovered himself years ago - since that time he has been toiling, working, and striving to make himself worthy of general discovery.
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About James Whitcomb Riley
James Whitcomb Riley was a 19th-century American poet. James Whitcomb Riley was an American writer, poet, and best-selling author. During his lifetime he was known as the "Hoosier Poet" and "Children's Poet" for his dialect works and his children's poetry. Read more on Wikipedia →
Themes
- Time — Reflections on the passage of time and how we spend it