"Time, like a preacher in the days of……" — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
"Time, like a preacher in the days of the Puritans, turned the hour-glass on his high pulpit, the church belfry."
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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438 Quotes by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow has 438 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 Belfry Quotes
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one of 9 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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If the British march By land or sea from the town to-night, Hang a lantern aloft in the belfry-arch Of…
— Paul Revere
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And, at such a time, for a few of us there will always be a tugging at the heart—knowing a…
— J. L. Carr
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The transept belfry and the two towers were to him three great cages, the birds in which, taught by him,…
— Victor Hugo
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Poetry is a whim of Nature in her lighter moods; it requires nothing but its own madness and, lacking that,…
— Pietro Aretino
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Eva. Every day I've climbed up the belfry chanting a lucky chant at one syllable per beat, "To-day-to-day-let-her-be-here-to-day-to-day.
— David Mitchell
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She would fain have caught at the skirts of that departing time, and prayed it to return, and give her…
— Elizabeth Gaskell
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As we drew near to the gates of Dother Hall the old bell in the belfry rang out. I said,…
— Louise Rennison
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Count up the almonds, Count what was bitter and kept you waking, Count me in too: I sought your eye…
— Paul Celan
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