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Poet Quotes by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- Then read from the treasured volume the poem of thy choice, and lend to the rhyme of the poet the beauty of thy voice.
- O thou sculptor, painter, poet! Take this lesson to thy heart: That is best which lieth nearest; Shape from that thy work of art.
- The true poet is a friendly man. He takes to his arms even cold and inanimate things, and rejoices in his heart.
- The Helicon of too many poets is not a hill crowned with sunshine and visited by the Muses and the Graces, but an old, mouldering…
- Whatever poet, orator, or sage may say of it, old age is still old age.
- Next to being a great poet, is the power of understanding one
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