Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellowwas an American poet and educator whose works include "Paul Revere's Ride", The Song of Hiawatha, and Evangeline. He was also the first American to translate Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy, and was one of the five Fireside Poets...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth27 February 1807
CityPortland, ME
CountryUnited States of America
strong silence sorrow
Sorrow and silence are strong, and patient endurance is godlike.
rocks hands magic
He had mittens, Minjekahwun, Magic mittens made of deer-skin; When upon his hands he wore them, He could smite the rocks asunder, He could grind them into powder.
writing superfluous
Many a poem is marred by a superfluous word.
wine two giving
When you ask one friend to dine, Give him your best wine! When you ask two, The second best will do!
stars heaven christ
When Christ ascended Triumphantly from star to star He left the gates of Heaven ajar.
perfection divine
You would attain to the divine perfection.
men thinking servitude
Thought takes man out of servitude, into freedom.
life noble may
Live up to the best that is in you: Live noble lives, as you all may, in whatever condition you may find yourselves.
son boys wind
A boy's will is the wind's will.
death art dust
From dust thou art to dust returneth, was not spoken of the soul.
passion heart joy
Something the heart must have to cherish, Must love and joy and sorrow learn; Something with passion clasp, or perish And in itself to ashes burn.
sorrow bread bed
Who ne'er his bread in sorrow ate, Who ne'er the mournful midnight hours Weeping upon his bed has sate, He knows you not, ye Heavenly Powers.
taken judging vagabonds
The sentence of the first murderer was pronounced by the Supreme Judge of the universe. Was it death? No, it was life. 'A fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth'; and 'Whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold.
reality men dreamer
I will be a man among men; and no longer a dreamer among shadows. Henceforth be mine a life of action and reality! I will work in my own sphere, nor wish it other than it is. This alone is health and happiness.