Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Santa Filomena (1858), st. 10
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A Lady with a lamp shall stand In the great history of the land, A noble type of good, Heroic womanhood.
— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow on Women
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About Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (27 February 1807 – 24 March 1882) was an American poet and one of the five members of the group known as the Fireside Poets.
About Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (27 February 1807 – 24 March 1882) was an American poet and one of the five members of the group known as the Fireside Poets.
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