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Richard Cecil

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Richard Cecil is an American poet born on March 14, 1944, in Baltimore and lived in Richmond, Virginia. He graduated from Indiana University, later marrying Maura Stanton in 1971. Previously teaching at Rhodes College, currently teaching at Indiana University as a lecturer on the subject of creative writing as well as teaching in the Hutton Honors College on the same subject. His work has appeared in American Poetry Review, Crab Orchard Review, Poetry, Ploughshares, New England Review, The Georgia Review, Missouri Review, Southern Review, River Styx, and the Virginia Quarterly Review. Life Born on March 14, 1944, in Baltimore, Cecil married Maura Stanton in 1971, and lived in Richmond, Virginia. He graduated from Indiana University. He taught at Rhodes College. He currently works at Indiana University as a teacher of creative writing and also teaches in the Hutton Honors College. He briefly taught at Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania, teaching American Poetry courses and running Poetry workshops, in 1987 and 1988. His work has appeared in American Poetry Review, Crab Orchard Review, Poetry, Ploughshares, New England Review, The Georgia Review, Missouri Review, Southern Review, River Styx, Virginia Quarterly Review.

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Notable quotes

“Solitude shows us what should be; society shows us what we are.”
— As quoted in Remains of Mr. Cecil (1836) edited by Josiah Pratt, p. 59.
“Duties are ours; events are God's. This removes an infinite burden from the shoulders of a miserable, tempted, dying creature. On this consideration only, can he securely lay down his head, and close his eyes.”
— p. 197.
“The spirit and tone of your home will have great influence on your children. If it is what it ought to be, it will fasten conviction on their minds, however wicked they may become.”
— p. 324.
“I have often had occasion to observe, that a warm blundering man does more for the world than a frigid wise man.”
— p. 394.
“Regeneration is God's disposing the heart to Himself; conversion is the actual turning of the heart to God.”
— p. 490.
“Never was there a man of deep piety, who has not been brought into extremities — who has not been put into fire — who has been taught to say, "Though He slay me, yet will I trust in Him."”
— p. 585.

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.

Notable quotes

“Solitude shows us what should be; society shows us what we are.”
— As quoted in Remains of Mr. Cecil (1836) edited by Josiah Pratt, p. 59.
“Duties are ours; events are God's. This removes an infinite burden from the shoulders of a miserable, tempted, dying creature. On this consideration only, can he securely lay down his head, and close his eyes.”
— p. 197.
“The spirit and tone of your home will have great influence on your children. If it is what it ought to be, it will fasten conviction on their minds, however wicked they may become.”
— p. 324.
“I have often had occasion to observe, that a warm blundering man does more for the world than a frigid wise man.”
— p. 394.
“Regeneration is God's disposing the heart to Himself; conversion is the actual turning of the heart to God.”
— p. 490.
“Never was there a man of deep piety, who has not been brought into extremities — who has not been put into fire — who has been taught to say, "Though He slay me, yet will I trust in Him."”
— p. 585.

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.

Not who you're looking for? Others named Richard Cecil: English courtier and high sheriff of Rutland · British Evangelical Anglican priest and social reformer (174 · English politician

Overview

Richard Cecil is an American poet born on March 14, 1944, in Baltimore and lived in Richmond, Virginia. He graduated from Indiana University, later marrying Maura Stanton in 1971. Previously teaching at Rhodes College, currently teaching at Indiana University as a lecturer on the subject of creative writing as well as teaching in the Hutton Honors College on the same subject. His work has appeared in American Poetry Review, Crab Orchard Review, Poetry, Ploughshares, New England Review, The Georgia Review, Missouri Review, Southern Review, River Styx, and the Virginia Quarterly Review. Life Born on March 14, 1944, in Baltimore, Cecil married Maura Stanton in 1971, and lived in Richmond, Virginia. He graduated from Indiana University. He taught at Rhodes College. He currently works at Indiana University as a teacher of creative writing and also teaches in the Hutton Honors College. He briefly taught at Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania, teaching American Poetry courses and running Poetry workshops, in 1987 and 1988. His work has appeared in American Poetry Review, Crab Orchard Review, Poetry, Ploughshares, New England Review, The Georgia Review, Missouri Review, Southern Review, River Styx, Virginia Quarterly Review.

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Richard Cecil is an American poet born on March 14, 1944, in Baltimore and lived in Richmond, Virginia. He graduated from Indiana University, later marrying Maura Stanton in 1971. Previously teaching at Rhodes College, currently teaching at Indiana University as a lecturer on the subject of creative writing as well as teaching in the Hutton Honors College on the same subject. His work has appeared in American Poetry Review, Crab Orchard Review, Poetry, Ploughshares, New England Review, The Georgia Review, Missouri Review, Southern Review, River Styx, and the Virginia Quarterly Review.

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