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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

The Black Knight. (From The German Of Uhland)

The Black Knight. (From The German Of Uhland)

'Twas Pentecost, the Feast of Gladness,
When woods and fields put off all sadness,
Thus began the K…

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

The Bells Of San Blas

The Bells Of San Blas

What say the Bells of San Blas
To the ships that southward pass
From the harbor of Mazatlan?
To them it is nothing …

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

The Arrow and the Song

The Arrow and the Song

I shot an arrow into the air,
It fell to earth, I knew not where;
For, so swiftly it flew, the sight
Could not fol…

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

The Artist. (Sonnet I.)

The Artist. (Sonnet I.)

Nothing the greatest artist can conceive
That every marble block doth not confine
Within itself; and only its design

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

The Angel And The Child. (From Jean Reboul, The Baker Of Nismes)

The Angel And The Child. (From Jean Reboul, The Baker Of Nismes)

An angel with a radiant face,
Above a cradle bent to look,
Seemed his own image …

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Thangbrand the Priest

Thangbrand the Priest

Short of stature, large of limb,
Burly face and russet beard,
All the women stared at him,
When in Iceland he appea…

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 3. The Theologian's Tale; Elizabeth

Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 3. The Theologian's Tale; Elizabeth

'Ah, how short are the days! How soon the night overtakes us!
In the old country the tw…

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Tales Of A Wayside Inn : The Theologian's Tale; The Legend Beautiful

Tales Of A Wayside Inn : The Theologian's Tale; The Legend Beautiful

'Hads't thou stayed, I must have fled!'
That is what the Vision said.

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 3. The Spanish Jew's Tale; Azrael

Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 3. The Spanish Jew's Tale; Azrael

King Solomon, before his palace gate
At evening, on the pavement tessellate
Was w…

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 3. The Sicilian's Tale; The Monk of

Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 3. The Sicilian's Tale; The Monk of
Casal-Maggiore

Once on a time, some centuries ago,
In the hot sunshine two Fran…

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 3. Prelude

Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 3. Prelude

The evening came; the golden vane
A moment in the sunset glanced,
Then darkened, and then gleamed again,…

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 3. The Musician's Tale; The Mother's Ghost

Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 3. The Musician's Tale; The Mother's Ghost

Svend Dyring he rideth adown the glade;
I myself was young!
There he hat…

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 3. Interlude IV.

Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 3. Interlude IV.

'A pleasant and a winsome tale,'
The Student said, 'though somewhat pale
And quiet in its coloring…

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 3. Interlude VI.

Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 3. Interlude VI.

'Now that is after my own heart,'
The Poet cried; 'one understands
Your swarthy hero Scanderbeg, <…

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 3. Interlude II.

Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 3. Interlude II.

Well pleased all listened to the tale,
That drew, the Student said, its pith
And marrow from the a…

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 3. Finale

Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 3. Finale

These are the tales those merry guests
Told to each other, well or ill;
Like summer birds that lift their…

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 2. The Student's Second Tale; The Baron of St.

Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 2. The Student's Second Tale; The Baron of St.
Castine

Baron Castine of St. Castine
Has left his château in the Pyr…

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 2. The Sicilian's Tale; The Bell of Atri

Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 2. The Sicilian's Tale; The Bell of Atri

At Atri in Abruzzo, a small town
Of ancient Roman date, but scant renown,

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 2. The Musician's Tale; The Ballad of Carmilhan -

Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 2. The Musician's Tale; The Ballad of Carmilhan -

II.
The jolly skipper paused awhile,
And then again began;

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 2. The Musician's Tale; The Ballad of Carmilhan -

Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 2. The Musician's Tale; The Ballad of Carmilhan -

IV.
And now along the horizon's edge
Mountains of cloud uprose,

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 2. Interlude V.

Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 2. Interlude V.

Well pleased the audience heard the tale.
The Theologian said: 'Indeed,
To praise you there is litt…

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 2. Prelude

Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 2. Prelude

A cold, uninterrupted rain,
That washed each southern window-pane,
And made a river of the road;

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 2. Interlude III.

Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 2. Interlude III.

'What was the end? I am ashamed
Not to remember Reynard's fate;
I have not read the book of late;…

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 2. Interlude I.

Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 2. Interlude I.

'Yes, well your story pleads the cause
Of those dumb mouths that have no speech,
Only a cry from ea…

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