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# Hughes Mearns

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William Hughes Mearns, better known as Hughes Mearns, was an American educator and poet. A graduate of Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania, Mearns is remembered as the author of the poem "Antigonish". However, his ideas about encouraging the natural creativity of children, particul

##  Quotes by Hughes Mearns

> [ “Antigonish \[I met a man who wasn’t there\] Yesterday, upon the stair, I met a man who wasn’t there He wasn’t there… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hughes-mearns/antigonish-i-met-a-man-who-wasn-t-there-yesterday-upon-the-stair-i/)

[Hughes Mearns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hughes-mearns/)

[Haunting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/haunting/)

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> [“Yesterday upon the stair I met a man who wasn’t there He wasn’t there again today Oh, how I wish he’d go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hughes-mearns/yesterday-upon-the-stair-i-met-a-man-who-wasn-t-there-he-wasn-t-there-2/)

[Hughes Mearns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hughes-mearns/)

[Last night](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/last-night/)

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> [As I was walking up the stair. I met a man who wasn't there. He wasn't there again today. I wish, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hughes-mearns/as-i-was-walking-up-the-stair-i-met-a-man-who-wasn-t-there-he-wasn-t/)

[Hughes Mearns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hughes-mearns/)

[Cynicism](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cynicism/)

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