You could not tell, and yet it looked as if The shore was lucky in being backed by cliff, The cliff in being backed by continent; It looked as if a n… - Robert Frost

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You could not tell, and yet it looked as if The shore was lucky in being backed by cliff, The cliff in being backed by continent; It looked as if a night of dark intent Was coming, and not only a night, an age. Someone had better be prepared for rage. There would be more than ocean-water broken Before God's last Put out the Light was spoken.

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About Robert Frost

Robert Lee Frost (26 March 1874 – 29 January 1963) was an American poet; winner of four Pulitzer Prizes.

Biography information from Wikiquote · Portrait adapted from Wikimedia Commons, Fred Palumbo, World Telegram staff photographer (Public domain / CC0)

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Alternative Names: Robert Lee Frost

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