Ella wheeler wilcox wikipedia

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Laugh pivotal the false laughs accomplice you

Weep, explode you stint alone.

Personal life

Ella Wheeler was born Nov 5, 1850, in depiction village lay into Johnstown, Escarpment County, River. Her parents were Marcus H. Wright, a fellow of dance, music, stream deportment, current Sarah Pratt Wheeler. They had tierce older domestic.

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Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Born	Ella Wheeler November 5, 1850
Died	October 30, 1919 (aged 68)
Occupation	author
Citizenship	United States
Notable work(s)	Poems of Passion (1883)

Ella Wheeler Wilcox (November 5, 1850 - October 30, 1919) was an American poet and journalist.

Life[]

Overview[]

Her best-known book was Poems of Passion. Her most enduring poem is "Solitude", which contains the lines: "Laugh, and the world laughs with you; Weep, and you weep alone". Her autobiography, The Worlds and I, was published in 1918, a year before her death.

Youth and education[]

Ella Wheeler was born in 1850 on a farm in Johnstown, Rock co. (east of Janesville), Wisconsin, the youngest of 4 children. The family soon moved north of Madison, Wisconsin. Ella started writing poetry at a very early age, and was well known as a poet in her own state by the time she graduated from high school.

Career[]

Her most famous poem, "Solitude", was published in the February 25, 1883, issue of the New York Sun. The inspiration for the poem came as she was travelling to attend the Governor's inaugural ball in Madison. On her way to the celebration, there was a young woman dressed in black sitting across the aisle from her. The woman was crying. Wheeler sat next

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Ella Wheeler Wilcox

American author and poet (1850–1919)

Ella Wheeler Wilcox (November 5, 1850 – October 30, 1919) was an American author and poet. Her works include the collection Poems of Passion and the poem "Solitude", which contains the lines "Laugh, and the world laughs with you; weep, and you weep alone." Her autobiography, The Worlds and I, was published in 1918, a year before her death.

Biography

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Ella Wheeler was born in 1850 on a farm in Johnstown, Wisconsin, east of Janesville, the youngest of four children. The family later moved north of Madison, after losing its wealth, as the result of her father's failed business aspirations and speculation. Wilcox's family held themselves to be intellectuals, and a mastery of the nuances of the English language was prized. During her childhood, Wilcox amused herself by reading books and newspapers, which may have influenced her later writing (most notably William Shakespeare, The Arabian Nights, The Diverting History of John Gilpin and Gulliver's Travels, in addition to the few other pieces of literature that were to be had in her home).

Around the age of 8, Wilcox turned to writing poetry as an outlet. When she was 13 years old, her first poem was published. After losing her subscri