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Also known as Phin, Ernest Lawrence Thayer

American author and poet (1863–1940)

Person · Open Library

Born
1863
Died
1940
Works
9

Top works

  • Prentice Hall Literature
  • Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--Gold
  • Prentice Hall Literature -- Gold
  • Casey At the Bat
  • Willard Mullin's Casey at the Bat and Other Diamond Tales

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
24
Total plays
26

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Quotes

  • We have reached the age, those of us to whom fortune has assigned a post in life's struggle, when, beaten and smashed and biffed by the lashings of the dragon's tail, we begin to appreciate that the old man was not such a damned fool after all. We saw our parents wrestling with that same dragon, and we thought, though we never spoke the thought aloud, 'Why don't he hit him on the head?' Alas, comrades, we know now. We have hit the dragon on the head and we have seen the dragon smile.
  • There was ease in Casey's manner as he stepped into his place,There was pride in Casey's bearing and a smile on Casey's face,And when responding to the cheers he lightly of his hat,No stranger in the crowd could doubt, 't was Casey at the bat.
  • Oh! somewhere in this favored land the sun is shining bright,The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light,And somewhere men are laughing and somewhere children shout;But there is no joy in Mudville — mighty Casey has "struck out."

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Ernest
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Lawrence
Place of death
Santa Barbara
Occupation
writer
Languages spoken
English language
Notable work
Casey at the Bat
Image
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date of birth
1863-08-14
Commons category
Ernest Lawrence Thayer
date of death
1940-08-21
pseudonym
Phin
writing language
English language
Sources (2)

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