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<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
All are architects of Fate,
\nWorking in these walls of Time;
\nSome with massive deeds and great,
\nSome with ornaments of rhyme.<\/p>\n
Nothing useless is, or low;
\nEach thing in its place is best;
\nAnd what seems but idle show
\nStrengthens and supports the rest.<\/p>\n
For the structure that we raise,
\nTime is with materials filled;
\nOur to-days and yesterdays
\nAre the blocks with which we build.<\/p>\n
Truly shape and fashion these;
\nLeave no yawning gaps between;
\nThink not, because no man sees,
\nSuch things will remain unseen.<\/p>\n
In the elder days of Art,
\nBuilders wrought with greatest care
\nEach minute and unseen part;
\nFor the Gods see everywhere.<\/p>\n
Let us do our work as well,
\nBoth the unseen and the seen;
\nMake the house, where Gods may dwell,
\nBeautiful, entire, and clean.<\/p>\n
Else our lives are incomplete,
\nStanding in these walls of Time,
\nBroken stairways, where the feet
\nStumble as they seek to climb.<\/p>\n
Build to-day, then, strong and sure,
\nWith a firm and ample base;
\nAnd ascending and secure
\nShall to-morrow find its place.<\/p>\n
Thus alone can we attain
\nTo those turrets, where the eye
\nSees the world as one vast plain,
\nAnd one boundless reach of sky.<\/p>\n
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) was the most popular American poet of his day. He achieved widespread fame with works like “Paul Revere’s Ride,” The Song of Hiawatha, and “The Wreck of the Hesperus” that idealized American history and landscapes. Though born in Portland, Maine, Longfellow spent much of his youth traveling Europe. These early travels inspired a lifelong interest in European cultures and traditions which he incorporated into his poetry. After returning to America, Longfellow accepted a professorship at Harvard College, becoming one of the first American academics focused on developing a genuinely American national literature. Known for his flowing rhyme schemes, use of folklore themes, and melancholic tone, Longfellow created accessible works that resonated powerfully with the public during his lifetime and after his death from peritonitis at age 75. More than just a famous name, Longfellow left an enduring mark on American letters through poems that gave a new nation myths and stories of its own.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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