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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

Edwin Markham 1852-1940 John Bartlett

 
1
    The crest and crowning of all good,
Life’s final star, is Brotherhood.
          Brotherhood.
2
    Bowed by the weight of centuries he leans
Upon his hoe and gazes on the ground,
The emptiness of ages in his face,
And on his back the burden of the world.
          The Man with the Hoe.