926 Quotes by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow


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    Tis always morning somewhere, and above. The awakening continents, from shore to shore, Somewhere the birds are singing evermore.

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    Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not and oftentimes we call a man cold when he is only sad.

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    The rocky ledge runs far into the sea, / And on its outer point, some miles away, / The Lighthouse lifts its massive masonry, / A pillar of fire by night, of cloud by day.

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    So Nature deals with us, and takes away / Our playthings one by one, and by the hand / Leads us to rest so gently, that we go.

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    There is no light in earth or heaven / But the cold light of stars; / And the first watch of night is given / To the red planet Mars.

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