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Were half the power that fills the world with terror, Were half the wealth bestowed on camps and courts, Given to redeem the human mind from error, There were no need of arsenals or forts.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Age: 75 †
Born: 1807
Born: January 1
Died: 1882
Died: March 24
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A millstone and the human heart are driven ever round, If they have nothing else to grind, they must themselves be ground.
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The air is full of farewells to the dying. And mournings for the dead.
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These stars of earth, these golden flowers.
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