Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (February 27, 1807 – March 24, 1882) was an American poet who wrote many works that are still famous today, including The Song of Hiawatha, Paul Revere's Ride and Evangeline. He also wrote the first American translation of Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy and was one of the five members of the group known as the Fireside Poets. Born in Maine, Longfellow lived for most of his life in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in a house occupied during the American Revolution by General George Washington and his staff.

Early life and education

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Longfellow was born in 1807, the son of Stephen and Zilpah (Wadsworth) Longfellow on the corner of Hancock and Fore Streets in Portland, Maine in a Federal Style house (demolished in 1955) and grew up in what is now known as the Wadsworth-Longfellow House. His father was a lawyer and his maternal grandfather Peleg Wadsworth Sr. was a general in the American Revolutionary War . He was descended from the Longfellow family who came to America in 1676 from Otley in Yorkshire, England and from Priscilla and John Alden on his father's side.

Longfellow was enrolled in a "dame school" at the age of only three and by the age of six, when he entered the Portland Academy, he was able to read and write quite well. He remained at the Portland Academy until the age of fourteen and entered Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine in 1822. At Bowdoin, he met Nathaniel Hawthorne, who became his lifelong friend.

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For his heart was in his work, and the heart giveth grace unto every art. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
desireeadaway (desireeadaway) Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:35:11 -0000
For his heart was in his work, and the heart giveth grace unto every art. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
As I gaze upon the sea! All the old romantic legends, all my dreams, come back to me. -Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Circasurvive12 (Alec Fouke) Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:58:23 -0000
As I gaze upon the sea! All the old romantic legends, all my dreams, come back to me. -Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
"Give what you have. To someone, it may be better than you dare to think." ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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"Give what you have. To someone, it may be better than you dare to think." ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
"Give what you have. To someone, it may be better than you dare to think." ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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"Give what you have. To someone, it may be better than you dare to think." ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Like the familiar quote: "Love gives itself; it is not bought." (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow)
Raniero8242 (Raniero Siciliani) Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:41:21 -0000
Like the familiar quote: "Love gives itself; it is not bought." (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow)
In character, in manner, in style, in all things, the supreme excellence is simplicity. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow RT @lindahollier
mascrivener (Marc Scrivener) Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:28:19 -0000
In character, in manner, in style, in all things, the supreme excellence is simplicity. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow RT @lindahollier

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