Time has laid his hand Upon my heart, gently, not smiting i… - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Time has laid his hand
Upon my heart, gently, not smiting it,
But as a harper lays his open palm
Upon his harp, to deaden its vibrations.

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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Not from the grand old masters,
Not from the bards sublime,
Whose distant footsteps echo
Through the corridors of Time.

Something the heart must have to cherish, Must love and joy and sorrow learn;
Something with passion clasp, or perish And in itself to ashes burn.

Its reward is in the doing,
And the rapture of pursuing
Is the prize

Time has laid his hand Upon my heart, gently, not smiting it, But as a harper lays his open palm Upon his harp, to deaden its vibrations. - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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