Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Quotes


There is no light in earth or heaven but the cold light of stars; and the first watch of night is given to the red planet Mars.


Citations

Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. "The Light of Stars." Voices of the Night, John Owen, 1839, p. 19.

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
  • Born: February 27, 1807
  • Died: March 24, 1882
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Poet

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.