Plowmen

Robert Frost (1874–1963) · New Hampshire · Grace Notes · 1923

A plow, they say, to plow the snow.
They cannot mean to plant it, though⁠—
Unless in bitterness to mock
At having cultivated rock.

Where this text comes from

First published in New Hampshire (1923). First located printing is this volume; an earlier periodical printing has not been established. [1] [2] [3]

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Taken from Standard Ebooks, standardebooks/robert-frost_new-hampshire, new-hampshire.xhtml. Rights: public domain (SE dedication; underlying text pre-1931).

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Cite this poem

Robert Frost (1874–1963). “Plowmen.” First published in New Hampshire (1923). Text: Poem Index, https://poemindex.org/robert-frost/plowmen/. Append #L14 to cite line 14, or #L4-L9 for lines 4–9.

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