Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Quotes
Decide not rashly. The decision made
Can never be recalled. The gods implore not,
Plead not, solicit not; they only offer
Choice and occasion, which once being passed
Return no more. Dost thou accept the gift?
Citations
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. "The Masque of Pandora." The Masque of Pandora and Other Poems, James R. Osgood and Company, 1875, p. 33.
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was an American poet and educator whose works include "Paul Revere's Ride", The Song of Hiawatha, and Evangeline. He was the first American to translate Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy and was one of the Fireside Poets from New England.