Wadsworth Longfellow

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    Toiling,—rejoicing,—sorrowing,
    Onward through life he goes;
    Each morning sees some task begin,
    Each evening sees its close;
    Something attempted, something done,
    Has earned a night’s repose.
    —Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1809–1882)

    Then the little Hiawatha
    Learned of every bird its language,
    Learned their names and all their secrets,
    —Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1809–1882)

    It is curious to note the old sea-margins of human thought! Each subsiding century reveals some new mystery; we build where monsters used to hide themselves.
    —Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882)