The speaker of one of this author's poems mistakenly believes a grandfather has died before a choirgirl reveals "Mistress Mary is dead and gone," while another one of his poems contains the lines, "For all sad words of tongue
The speaker of one of this author's poems mistakenly believes a grandfather has died before a choirgirl reveals "Mistress Mary is dead and gone," while another one of his poems contains the lines, "For all sad words of tongue or pen / The saddest are these: It might have been" and discusses a Judge who never marries the titular farming girl. This author of "The Telling of the Bees" and "Maud Muller" also wrote about a woman who cries, "Shoot, if you must, this old grey head / But spare your country's flag" at the forces of Robert E. Lee. For 10 points, name this American poet who wrote "Snow-Bound" and "Barbara Fritchie."
The speaker of one of this author's poems mistakenly believes a grandfather has died before a choirgirl reveals "Mistress Mary is dead and gone," while another one of his poems contains the lines, "For all sad words of tongue or pen / The saddest are these: It might have been" and discusses a Judge who never marries the titular farming girl.
John Greenleaf {Whittier}