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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Born 27 February 1807 · Died 24 March 1882

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was an American poet and educator. His original works include the poems "Paul Revere's Ride", "The Song of Hiawatha", and "Evangeline".

Quotes

  • “The heights by great men reached and kept / Were not attained by sudden flight, / But they, while their companions slept, / Were toiling upward in the night.”
    The Ladder of St. Augustine, st. 10.
  • “Ye are better than all the ballads / That ever were sung or said; / For ye are living poems, / And all the rest are dead.”
    Children, st. 9 1858 .
  • “O Bells of San Blas in vain / Ye call back the Past again; / The Past is deaf to your prayer! / Out of the shadows of night / The world rolls into light; / It is daybreak everywhere.”
    The Bells of San Blas, st. 11 March 15, 1882 .
  • “Art is long, and Time is fleeting, / And our hearts, though stout and brave, / Still, like muffled drums, are beating / Funeral marches to the grave.”
    A Psalm of Life
  • “The star of the unconquered will.”
    Voices of the Night

Quotes from Wikiquote (CC BY-SA 4.0), chosen with AI.

Books by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in order

Books by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in the order they were published, from Voices of the Night (1839) to Spanish Student (2015).

  1. 1Voices of the NightVoices of the Night1839
  2. 2The Village BlacksmithThe Village Blacksmith1841
  3. 3The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth LongfellowThe Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow1846
  4. 4Longfellow's EvangelineLongfellow's Evangeline1847
  5. 5The Song of HiawathaThe Song of Hiawatha1855
  6. 6The Courtship of Miles StandishThe Courtship of Miles Standish1858
  7. 7Tales of a Wayside InnTales of a Wayside Inn1863
  8. 8The New-England TragediesThe New-England Tragedies1868
  9. 9The Hanging of the CraneThe Hanging of the Crane1874
  10. 10The Skeleton in ArmorThe Skeleton in Armor1877
  11. 11Ultima ThuleUltima Thule1880
  12. 12The Children's HourThe Children's Hour1882
  13. 13The Divine Comedy of Dante AlighieriThe Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri1883
  14. 14Life Of Henry Wadsworth LongfellowLife Of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow1886
  15. 15The Wreck of the HesperusThe Wreck of the Hesperus1887
  16. 16A Psalm of LifeA Psalm of Life1892
  17. 17Paul Revere's RidePaul Revere's Ride1905
  18. 18The Children's Own LongfellowThe Children's Own Longfellow1908
  19. 19From Day to Day with LongfellowFrom Day to Day with Longfellow1910
  20. 20Hiawatha's ChildhoodHiawatha's Childhood1987
  21. 21The Midnight Ride of Paul RevereThe Midnight Ride of Paul Revere1999
  22. 22Poems and Other WritingsPoems and Other Writings2000
  23. 23Henry Wadsworth LongfellowHenry Wadsworth Longfellow2003
  24. 24Spanish StudentSpanish Student2015

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