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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

Page 640

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. (1807–1882) (continued)

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    No one is so accursed by fate,
No one so utterly desolate,
  But some heart, though unknown,
  Responds unto his own.

Endymion.

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For Time will teach thee soon the truth,
There are no birds in last year’s nest! 1

It is not always May.

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Into each life some rain must fall,
Some days must be dark and dreary.

The rainy Day.

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The prayer of Ajax was for light. 2

The Goblet of Life.

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O suffering, sad humanity!
O ye afflicted ones, who lie
Steeped to the lips in misery,
Longing, yet afraid to die,
Patient, though sorely tried!

The Goblet of Life.

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    My soul is full of longing
  For the secret of the Sea,
And the heart of the great ocean
  Sends a thrilling pulse through me.

The Secret of the Sea.

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Books are sepulchres of thought.

Wind over the Chimney.

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Standing with reluctant feet
Where the brook and river meet,
Womanhood and childhood fleet!

Maidenhood.

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O thou child of many prayers!
Life hath quicksands; life hath snares!

Maidenhood.

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She floats upon the river of his thoughts. 3

The Spanish Student. Act ii. Sc. 3.

Note 1.
In last year’s nests
This year no sparrow rests.
Cervantes: Don Quixote, part ii. chap. lxxiv.

En los nidos de aniaño
No hay pajaros hogaño.
See François Villon:

Mais où sont les neiges d’ antan?
Where are the snows of yester year?
Rossetti’s translation. [back]

Note 2.
The light of Heaven restore;
Give me to see, and Ajax asks no more.
Pope: The Iliad, book xvii. line 730. [back]

Note 3.
See Byron, page 553. [back]

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