Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Hyperion (1839), IV, 5
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Time, like a preacher in the days of the Puritans, turned the hour-glass on his high pulpit, the church belfry.
— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow on Time
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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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