E. J. Pratt Quotes
It was the same world then as now - the same, Except for little differences of speed And power, and means to treat myopia To show an axe-blade infinitely sharp Splitting things infinitely small.
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| Birth: | 4th February, 1882 |
| Death: | 26th April, 1964 |
| Nationality: | Canadian |
| Profession: | Poet |
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Edwin John Dove Pratt, who published as E. J. Pratt, was "the leading Canadian poet of his time." He was a Canadian poet originally from Newfoundland who lived most of his life in Toronto, Ontario. A three-time winner of the country's Governor General's Award for poetry, he has been called "the foremost Canadian poet of the first half of the century."
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