Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882)

Henry Wadsworth
Longfellow,
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Julia Margaret
Cameron in 1868

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882)

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (February 27, 1807 – March 24, 1882) was an American poet and educator whose works include "Paul Revere's Ride", The Song of Hiawatha, and Evangeline. He was also the first American to translate Dante Alighieri's The Divine Comedy, and was one of the five Fireside Poets.

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Hope

¶ Hope has as many lives as a cat or a king.

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