Music is the universal language of mankind — poetry their…

Music is the universal language of mankind — poetry their universal pastime and delight.

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Other Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Quotes

I shot an arrow into the air,
It fell to earth, I knew not where. - View Quote Details on I shot an arrow into the air,
It fell to earth,…
Each morning sees some task begin,
Each evening sees it close
Something attempted, something done,
Has earned a night’s repose. - View Quote Details on Each morning sees some task begin,
Each evening sees it close
Something…
When she had passed, it seemed like the ceasing of exquisite music. - View Quote Details on When she had passed, it seemed like the ceasing of…
And suddenly through the drifting brume
The blare of the horns began to ring. - View Quote Details on And suddenly through the drifting brume
The blare of the horns…
I hear in the chamber above me
The patter of little feet,
The sound of a door that is opened,
And voices soft and sweet. - View Quote Details on I hear in the chamber above me
The patter of little…
Great is the art of beginning, but greater the art is of ending;
Many a poem is marred by a superfluous verse. - View Quote Details on Great is the art of beginning, but greater the art…
God sent his Singers upon earth
With songs of sadness and of mirth,
That they might touch the hearts of men,
And bring them back to heaven again. - View Quote Details on God sent his Singers upon earth
With songs of sadness and…
Know how sublime a thing it is
To suffer and be strong. - View Quote Details on Know how sublime a thing it is
To suffer and be…
Not enjoyment, and not sorrow,
Is our destined end or way;
But to act, that each to-morrow
Finds us further than to-day. - View Quote Details on Not enjoyment, and not sorrow,
Is our destined end or…
There is a Reaper, whose name is Death,
And, with his sickle keen,
He reaps the bearded grain at a breath,
And the flowers that grow between. - View Quote Details on There is a Reaper, whose name is Death,
And, with his…