Edwin Markham, "Outwitted", from The Shoes of Happiness, and Other Poems (1913)
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He drew a circle that shut me out — Heretic, rebel, a thing to flout. But Love and I had the wit to win: We drew a circle that took him in.
— Edwin Markham on Poetry about love
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About Edwin Markham
Charles Edwin Anson Markham (23 April 1852 – 7 March 1940) was an American poet, most famous for his poem, The Man With the Hoe.
About Edwin Markham
Charles Edwin Anson Markham (23 April 1852 – 7 March 1940) was an American poet, most famous for his poem, The Man With the Hoe.
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