Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (February 27, 1807 – March 24, 1882) was an American poet whose works include "Paul Revere's Ride", "A Psalm of Life", "The Song of Hiawatha", "Evangeline", and "Christmas Bells". He also wrote the first American translation of Dante Alighieri's "Divine Comedy" and was one of the five members of the group known as the Fireside Poets. Longfellow was born and raised in the region of Portland, Maine. He attended university at an early age at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. After several journeys overseas, Longfellow settled for the last forty-five years of his life in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
my lost youth
Often I think of the beautiful town
That is seated by the sea;
Often in thought go up and ...[read poem]
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That is seated by the sea;
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aftermath
When the summer fields are mown,
When the birds are fledged and flown,
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When the birds are fledged and flown,
And the dry lea...
the diatonic dittymunch
The Diatonic Dittymunch plucked music from the air,
He swallowed scores of symphonies and still...[read poem]
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He swallowed scores of symphonies and still...
matthew arnold on hearing him read his poems in boston
A stranger, schooled to gentle arts,
He stept before the curious throng;
His path into...[read poem]
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He stept before the curious throng;
His path into...
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