Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Drift-Wood, Twice-Told Tales.
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The heaven of poetry and romance still lies around us and within us.

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow on Heaven

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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.