Will Carleton Quotes

Over the hill to the poor-house I'm trudgin' my weary way.

Over the hill to the poor-house I'm trudgin' my weary way.

Will Carleton

Over all our happy country - over all our Nation spread, Is a band of noble heroes - is our Army of the Dead.

Over all our happy country - over all our Nation spread, Is a band of noble heroes - is our Army of the Dead.

Will Carleton

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About Author

William McKendree Carleton (October 21, 1845 – December 18, 1912) was an American poet from Michigan. Carleton's poems were most often about his rural life.