Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Christus, The Golden Legend (1872), Part IV. The Cloisters.
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Ah, the souls of those that die Are but sunbeams lifted higher.
— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow on Soul
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Source: Wikiquote: "Soul" (Quotes, Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations: Quotes reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 736-40.)
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About Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (27 February 1807 – 24 March 1882) was an American poet and one of the five members of the group known as the Fireside Poets.
About Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (27 February 1807 – 24 March 1882) was an American poet and one of the five members of the group known as the Fireside Poets.
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