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Edwin Hubbel Chapin Author

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: United States
  • Born: Dec 29, 1814
  • Died: Dec 26, 1880

Edwin Hubbell Chapin was an American preacher and editor of the Christian Leader. He was also a poet, responsible for the poem Burial at Sea, which was the origin of a famous folk song, Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie.

Fashion is the science of appearances, and it inspires one with the desire to seem rather than to be.

science

Neutral men are the devil's allies.

men

The creed of a true saint is to make the best of life, and to make the most of it.

best

The downright fanatic is nearer to the heart of things than the cool and slippery disputant.

being cool

Poetry is the utterance of deep and heart-felt truth - the true poet is very near the oracle.

poetry