Excelsior (by: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882)) The shades of night were falling fast, As through an Alpine village passed A youth, who bore, 'mid snow and ice... continue reading
Flowers (by: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882)) Spake full well, in language quaint and olden, One who dwelleth by the castled Rhine, When he called the flowers, so blue and golden, Stars, that in earth's firmament do shine. continue reading
Footsteps of Angels (by: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882)) When the hours of Day are numbered, And the voices of the Night Wake the better soul, that slumbered, To a holy, calm delight; continue reading
Footsteps Of Angels (by: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882)) When the hours of Day are numbered, And the voices of the Night Wake the better soul, that slumbered, To a holy, calm delight... continue reading
Hymn To The Night (by: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882)) I heard the sounds of sorrow and delight, The manifold, soft chimes, That fill the haunted chambers of the Night Like some old poet's rhymes. continue reading
Light of Stars, The (by: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882)) The night is come, but not too soon; And sinking silently, All silently, the little moon Drops down behind the sky. continue reading
Light Of Stars, The (by: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882)) Is it the tender star of love? The star of love and dreams? O no! from that blue tent above, A hero's armor gleams. continue reading
Loss And Gain (by: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882)) When I compare What I have lost with what I have gained, What I have missed with what attained, Little room do I find for pride. continue reading
Maidenhood (by: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882)) Standing, with reluctant feet, Where the brook and river meet, Womanhood and childhood fleet! continue reading
Mezzo Cammin (by: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882)) Half of my life is gone, and I have let The years slip from me and have not fulfilled The aspiration of my youth, to build Some tower of song with lofty parapet. continue reading
