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James Whitcomb Riley

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James Whitcomb Riley Quotes

Total quotes: 1

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James Whitcomb Riley

Birthname

AKA: James Riley

Birthday: October 7, 1849

Death: July 22, 1916

Nationality: United States Of America

Occupations: Writer, Poet

Total quotes: 1

“I cannot say, and I will not say
That he is dead. He is just away.
With a cheery smile, and a wave of the hand,
He has wandered into an unknown land
And left us dreaming how very fair
It needs must be, since he lingers there.
And you—oh you, who the wildest yearn
For an old-time step, and the glad return,
Think of him faring on, as dear
In the love of There as the love of Here.
Think of him still as the same. I say,
He is not dead—he is just away.”

— James Whitcomb Riley, Complete Works of James Whitcomb Riley - Volume 1

Tagged: Death, unknown

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