She knew the life-long martyrdom, The weariness, the endles… - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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She knew the life-long martyrdom,
The weariness, the endless pain
Of waiting for some one to come
Who nevermore would come again.

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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She knew the life-long martyrdom, The weariness, the endless pain Of waiting for some one to come Who nevermore would come again. - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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