Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
1807 - 1882
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was an American poet and educator. He is best known for his lyric poems and classic narrative poems, including 'Paul Revere's Ride,' 'The Song of Hiawatha,' and 'Evangeline.' Longfellow was one of the most popular poets of his time and was the first American to translate Dante Alighieri's 'Divine Comedy.' He also had a successful career as a professor at Harvard College.
Famous Quotes (5)
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The love of learning, the sequestered nooks, And all the sweet serenity of books.
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Give what you have. To someone, it may be better than you dare to think.
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In character, in manner, in style, in all things, the supreme excellence is simplicity.
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It takes less time to do a thing right, than it does to explain why you did it wrong.
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The shortest distance between a human being and truth is a story.