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Will without power is like children playing at soldiers.
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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Then read from the treasured volume the poem of thy choice, and lend to the rhyme of the poet the beauty of thy voice.
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The strength of criticism lies in the weakness of the thing criticized.
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O flower-de-luce, bloom on, and let the river Linger to kiss thy feet! O flower of song, bloom on, and make forever The world more fair and sweet.
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Art is the gift of God, and must be used unto His glory.
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It takes less time to do a thing right, than it does to explain why you did it wrong.
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It is difficult to know at what moment love begins it is less difficult to know that it has begun.
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Nothing useless is, or low Each thing in its place is best And what seems but idle show Strengthens and supports the rest.
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I do not love thee less for what is done, And cannot be undone. Thy very weakness Hath brought thee nearer to me, and henceforth My love will have a sense of pity in it, Making it less a worship than before.
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Nature is a revelation of God Art a revelation of man.
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