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Choice collection reflects the poet's mastery of a rich variety of poetic forms and meters. Included is one of his best narrative poems, "The Courtship of Miles Standish," along with such famous works as "The Village Blacksmith," "The Wreck of the Hesperus," and "Paul Revere's Ride." Alphabetical lists of titles and first lines. Includes a selection from the Common Core St...more
Paperback, 96 pages
Published
September 21st 1992
by Dover Publications
(first published 1871)
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Dreadful. But so rhymey! I know, he must be viewed within his context, and it is true enough that he's fun to read. He's the anti-haiku poet. Longfellow was once a child's first exposure to poetry; perhaps not the best idea. At least he did not write 'Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight.'
Longfellow is one of those guys that I'd heard about for years, but never actually encountered. It turns out he's sort of a bizarro Housman: everything rhymes and is Romantic, but also wholesome and wonderful. Kudos on making the Puritans good guys!
Good stuff all around.
Good stuff all around.
enjoyed his poems when i was in grade schools. i used to read this book when i went to visit my aunt. i read it many times but enjoyed poe more.
Wonderful collection of his Poems.My book is from the very early 1900's Hard cover.I just love this book and his work
collection of poems
talking about human love life and adventure
talking about human love life and adventure
hiwatha and many other popular poems about early american culture
My mom first gave me this back in college when I was totally stressed about finals. I was actually really turned off from poetry in high school; if the poems they teach don't kill you, the student's interpretations will. Somehow I always end up re-reading this every couple of months. My favorite poem in here is, "The Light of Stars"...
"Oh, fear not in a world like this,
And thou shall know erelong,
Know how sublime a thing it is
To suffer and be strong."
"Oh, fear not in a world like this,
And thou shall know erelong,
Know how sublime a thing it is
To suffer and be strong."
Then read from the treasured volume
The poem of thy choice,
And lend to the rhyme of the poet
The beauty of thy voice.
And the night shall be filled with music,
And the cares, that infest the day,
Shall fold their tents, like the Arabs,
And as silently steal away.
The poem of thy choice,
And lend to the rhyme of the poet
The beauty of thy voice.
And the night shall be filled with music,
And the cares, that infest the day,
Shall fold their tents, like the Arabs,
And as silently steal away.
A brief but complete compilation of poems to get to know Longfellow.
I loved "The courtship of Miles Standish" and his nostalgic recollections of lost times and youth. Very sensitive and solemn, good to be aware of the earth beneath your feet.
I loved "The courtship of Miles Standish" and his nostalgic recollections of lost times and youth. Very sensitive and solemn, good to be aware of the earth beneath your feet.
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was an American poet 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 members of the group known as the Fireside Poets.
Longfellow was born in Portland, Maine and studied at Bowdoin College. After spending time in Europe he became a prof...more
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“In character, in manner, in style, in all the things, the supreme excellence is simplicity”
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“Lives of great men all remind us
We can make our lives sublime,
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We can make our lives sublime,
And, departing, leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time”
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