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And the night shall be filled with music and the cares, that infest the day, shall fold their tents, like the Arabs, and as silently steal away. (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow)
O suffering, sad humanity O ye afflicted ones, who lie Steeped to the lips in misery, Longing, yet afraid to die, Patient, though sorely tried. View quote
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O thou child of many prayers Life hath quicksands life hath snares. View quote
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Doubtless criticism was originally benignant, pointing out the beauties of a work rather that its defects. The passions of men have made it malignant, as a bad heart of Procreates turned the bed, the symbol of repose, into an instrument of torture. View quote
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Sail on, O Ship of State Sail on, O Union, strong and great Humanity with all its fears, With all the hopes of future years, Is hanging breathless on thy fate. View quote
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It is difficult to know at what moment love begins; it is less difficult to know that it has begun. View quote
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
The air is full of farewells to the dying, And mournings for the dead. View quote
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We often excuse our own want of philanthropy by giving the name of fanaticism to the more ardent zeal of others. View quote
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
A boy's will is the wind's will, And the thoughts of youth are long, long thoughts. View quote
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Into a world unknown,the corner-stone of a nation. View quote
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And the song, from beginning to end, I found in the heart of a friend. (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow)
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. View quote
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The tragic element in poetry is like Saturn in alchemy, - the Malevolent, the Destroyer of Nature; but without it no true Aurum Potabile, or Elixir of Life, can be made. View quote
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Great is the art of beginning, but greater is the art of ending. View quote
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Where'er a noble deed is wrought, Where'er is spoken a noble thought, Our hearts in glad surprise To higher levels rise. View quote
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
What seem to us but sad, funereal tapers May be heaven's distant lamps. View quote
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If the great Captain of Plymouth is so very eager to wed me, Why does he not come himself, and take the trouble to woo me? If I am not worth the wooing, I surely am not worth the winning! View quote
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Thus, seamed with many scars Bursting these prison bars, Up to its native stars My soul ascended! There from the flowing bowl Deep drinks the warrior's soul, Skoal! to the Northland! skoal! -Thus the tale ended. View quote
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But the great Master said, "I see No best in kind, but in degree; I gave a various gift to each, To charm, to strengthen, and to teach. View quote
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O holy trust! O endless sense of rest! Like the beloved John To lay his head upon the Saviour's breast, And thus to journey on! View quote
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In the long, sleepless watches of the night, A gentle face - the face of one long dead - Looks at me from the wall, where round its head The night-lamp casts a halo of pale light. (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow)
He speaketh not; and yet there lies A conversation in his eyes. View quote
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The shades of night were falling fast, As through an Alpine village passed A youth, who bore, 'mid snow and ice, A banner with the strange device, Excelsior. View quote
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Every great poem is in itself limited by necessity, - but in its suggestions unlimited and infinite. View quote
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Such was the wreck of the Hesperus, In the midnight and the snow! Christ save us all from a death like this, On the reef of Norman's Woe! View quote
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