"I have a passion for ballad. . .……" — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
"I have a passion for ballad. . . . They are the gypsy children of song, born under green hedgerows in the leafy lanes and bypaths of literature,--in the genial Summertime."
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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439 Quotes by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow has 439 quotes on this site.
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The holiest of holidays are those kept by ourselves in silence and apart; The secret anniversaries of the heart.
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Gone are the living, but the dead remain, And not neglected; for a hand unseen, Scattering its bounty like a…
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When one is truly in love, one not only says it, but shows it.
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There is a beautiful spirit breathing now Its mellowed richness on the clustered trees, And, from a beaker full of…
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Ah, to build, to build! That is the noblest art of all the arts. Painting and sculpture are but images,…
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The surest pledge of a deathless name Is the silent homage of thoughts unspoken.
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Some must follow and some command, through all are made oclay.
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All was silent as before - All silent save the dripping rain.
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Learn to labour and to wait.
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Would you learn the secret of the sea? Only those who brave its dangers, comprehend its mystery!
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Everyone says that forgiveness is a lovely idea until he has something to forgive.
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There's nothing in this world so sweet as love. And next to love the sweetest thing is hate.
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More Ballad Quotes
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A famous man is Robin Hood, The English ballad-singer's joy.
— William Wordsworth
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I love a ballad in print o' life, for then we are sure they are true.
— William Shakespeare
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Besides my fast and slooow songs, I further divide my work into three main song types: the ballad or story…
— David Massengill
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I admire the ballad form most of all. Stories are irresistible. I've always had a passion for stories, the endings…
— David Massengill
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To me, ballads are special, because you can have a pop song that’ll be know for three weeks and then…
— Michael Jackson
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I got a chance to get an actual label. I performed this slow song, this ballad I have. I just remember…
— Chris Brown
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I wanted to bring back that big, ballad type of music that we used to love so much. Whitney Houston,…
— LaToya London
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Oh, I'm a ballad queen for sure... I don't dig dance stuff very much but I seem to hit the…
— Phyllis Hyman
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To sing the ballad with a knowingness about what you are talking about. If it's somebody else's lyric, and the…
— Al Jarreau
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A ballad once in a while doesn't go amiss
— Chrissie Hynde
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But I think beautiful is simple and elegant, like a ballad with simple harmony.
— John Fogerty
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I had rather be a Kitten, and cry mew, Than one of these same Meeter Ballad-mongers: I had rather heare…
— William Shakespeare
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