Franklin Jones
If I could have lived another year I could have finished my flying machine, And become rich and famous. Hence it is fitting the workman Who tried to chisel a dove for me Made it look more like a chicken. For what is it all but being hatched, And running about the yard, To the day of the block? Save that a man has an angel's brain, And sees the ax from the first!
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"If I could have lived another year..."
Exploring the themes of classic, Edgar Lee Masters delivers a powerful performance in "Franklin Jones"... ### Why We Love This Line At Linespedia, we believe that poetry is the ultimate sanctuary for the soul...