Henry wadsworth longfellow

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - The Rainy Day

Poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

The poem Paul Revere’s Ride took an obscure patriot of the American Revolution and elevated him to American myth. In 1860, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow first asked his children to listen…

This is the forest primeval. The murmuring pines and the hemlocks, Bearded with moss, and in garments green, indistinct in the twilight, Stand like Druids of eld, with voices sad and prophetic, Stand like harpers hoar, with beards that rest on their bosoms. Loud from its rocky caverns, the deep-voiced neighboring ocean Speaks, and in accents disconsolate answers the wail of the forest.

I've been pondering this blog post for a long time now. If I step on your toes, please know that I have had mine stepped on over the years, too and this is what I've learned from it as I've tried to follow my LORD, and I know that I still need more changing done in me, too. I share it because I love. I share it because it's true. We live in a generation of softness. Feelings get easily hurt. Bruises happen easily. Wounds fester. Skin is thin. We cry over spilled milk. Let me ask you: what…

Daniel Huntington (1816-1906), Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882), 1876. Oil on canvas. Graphic Arts Collection GA 2006.02629. Signed and dated on verso. Possibly in anticipation of Henry Wadsw…