Henry Wadsworth Longfellow on Preaching
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“It is by the Vicar's skirts that the Devil climbs into the Belfry.”
“As pleasant songs, at morning sung, The words that dropped from his sweet tongue Strengthened our hearts; or, heard at night, Made all our slumbers soft and light.”
“Skilful alike with tongue and pen, He preached to all men everywhere The Gospel of the Golden Rule, The New Commandment given to men, Thinking the deed, and not the creed, Would help us in our utmost need.”