Who is Corinne Roosevelt Robinson

Corinne Roosevelt Robinson (September 27, 1861 – February 17, 1933) was an American poet, writer and lecturer. She was also the younger sister of former President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt and an aunt of future First Lady of the United States, Eleanor Roosevelt.

Early years

Corinne Roosevelt was born on September 27, 1861, at 28 East 20th Street in New York City, the fourth and youngest child of businessman/philanthropist Theodore "Thee" Roosevelt Sr. and socialite Martha Stewart "Mittie" Bulloch. Her siblings were Anna (called "Bamie" or "Bye"), Theodore Jr. (who became president), and Elliott (the father of future First Lady of the United States Anna Eleanor Roosevelt). As an Oyster Bay Roosevelt Corinne was a descendant of the Schuyler family. Sh...
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Corinne Roosevelt Robinson Poems

  • Which
    We ask that Love shall rise to the divine,
    And yet we crave him very human, too;
    Our hearts would drain the crimson of his wine,
    Our souls despise him if he prove untrue!...
  • The Path That Leads To Nowhere
    There's a path that leads to Nowhere
    In a meadow that I know,
    Where an inland island rises
    And the stream is still and slow;...
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Love 2 I Love You 2 Sweet 1 Prove 1 Dear 1 Poor 1 Beneath 1 Slow 1 Yellow 1 Early 1


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Davidcranmerun1: the former corinne roosevelt, sister of president theodore roosevelt. the new partnership was called douglas robinson, charles s. brown company corinne was best friends with edith kermit carow, her brother theodore roosevelt's second wife and later the first lady of the
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Browning, old fellow,
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Beginning to mellow
As seasons pass.
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From sleep on the grass.
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