Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

United States
27 Feb 1807 // 24 Mar 1882
Poet

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On Life:

O thou child of many prayers!
Life hath quicksands; life hath snares!

Maidenhood

On Death:

The air is full of farewells to the dying,
And mournings for the dead.

Resignation

On Nature:

Into each life some rain must fall,
Some days must be dark and dreary.

The Rainy Day

On Death:

What seem to us but sad, funereal tapers
May be heaven's distant lamps.

Resignation

On Home:

Stay, stay at home, my heart, and rest;
Home-keeping hearts are happiest.

Song: Stay, Away at Home

On Sorrow:

There is no greater sorrow
Than to be mindful of the happy time
In misery.

Inferno

On Do:

It takes less time to do a thing right than to explain why you did it wrong.

On Home:

The lamps are lit, the fires burn bright.
The house is full of life and light.

Old Proverbs, Wise Sayings

On Death:

Safe from temptation, safe from sin's pollution,
She lives whom we call dead.

Resignation

On Silence:

The surest pledge of a deathless name
Is the silent homage of thoughts unspoken.

The Herons of Elmwood
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