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
rain dark wind
The day is dark and cold and dreary; it rains, and the wind is never weary.
twilight blow wind
The twilight is sad and cloudy, The wind blows wild and free, And like the wings of sea-birds Flash the white caps of the sea.
inspirational dream illusion
Dreams or illusions, call them what you will, they lift us from the commonplace of life to better things.
memorial-day memories flower
Your silent tents of green We deck with fragrant flowers; Yours has the suffering been, The memory shall be ours.
errors sorrow looks
Look upon the errors of others in sorrow, not in anger.
criticism receiving deserving
I am more afraid of deserving criticism than of receiving it.
stars angel moon-night
Silently, one by one, in the infinite meadows of heaven, Blossomed the lovely stars, the forget-me-nots of the angels.
motivational depression adversity
The nearer the dawn the darker the night.
nature rain struggle
The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain.
color sea waves-breaking
Sit in reverie and watch the changing color of the waves that break upon the idle seashore of the mind.
life song fate
That was the first sound in the song of love! Scarce more than silence is, and yet a sound. Hands of invisible spirits touch the strings Of that mysterious instrument, the soul, And play the prelude of our fate. We hear The voice prophetic, and are not alone.
world glorious god-within-us
Glorious indeed is the world of God around us, but more glorious the world of God within us.
beach ocean heart
My soul is full of longing for the secret of the sea, and the heart of the great ocean sends a thrilling pulse through me.
sunday together golden
Sunday is the golden clasp that binds together the volume of the week.