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John Godfrey Saxe

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Gender Male
Death136 years ago
Date of birth June 2,1816
Zodiac sign Gemini
Born Highgate
Vermont
United States
Date of died March 31,1887
DiedAlbany
New York
United States
Children John Theodore Saxe
Grandchildren John Godfrey Saxe II
Job Lawyer
Poet
Education Wesleyan University
Middlebury College
Parents Elizabeth Saxe
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Date of Upd.
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The Blind Men and the Elephant
The poems of John Godfrey Saxe
Poems
The Masquerade: And Other Poems
The Proud Miss MacBride: A Legend of Gotham
The Poetical Works of John Godfrey Saxe
The Fly-Ing Dutchman
The Money- King And Other Poems
Poems, Complete in One Volume
Six Blind Men and the Elephant
Clever Stories Of Many Nations Rendered In Rhyme
Addresses and Proceedings at the Semi-centennial Celebration of Middlebury College: Held at Middlebury, Vermont, August 20, 21 and 22, 1850
The Masquerade and Other Poems. by John Godfrey Saxe.
Poems by John G. Saxe
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John Godfrey Saxe Life story


John Godfrey Saxe I was an American poet known for his re-telling of the Indian parable "The Blind Men and the Elephant", which introduced the story to a Western audience. He also said "Laws, like sausages, cease to inspire respect in proportion as we know how they are made."

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