A feeling of sadness and longing, That is not akin to pain,… - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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A feeling of sadness and longing,
That is not akin to pain,
And resembles sorrow only
As the mist resembles the rain.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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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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Alternative Names: Henry W. Longfellow • H. W. Longfellow • Longfellow

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A feeling of sadness and longing, That is not akin to pain, And resembles sorrow only As the mist resembles the rain. - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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