Age is opportunity no less
Than youth itself, though in another dress,
And as the evening twilight fades away
The sky is filled with stars, invisible by day.
----Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1881)
Than youth itself, though in another dress,
And as the evening twilight fades away
The sky is filled with stars, invisible by day.
----Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1881)
Does anyone know the poem from which this quote is taken? Is there a searchable data base anywhere on the web for American poetry?
Longfellow was very prolific - it would take far too long to read through his stuff, even on the web.
Those are the last lines from "Morituri Salutamus," the only poem which Longfellow recited publicly. It was for the 50th anniversary of his graduating class at Bowdoin College.
ReplyDeleteThank you Rob, I have printed out the whole poem. The internet is so good for stuff like this!
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