For Time will teach thee soon the truth, There are no birds… - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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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.

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

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There are no birds in last year's nest.

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I like that ancient Saxon phrase, which calls
The burial-ground God's-Acre! It is just;
It consecrates each grave within its walls,
And breathes a benison o'er the sleeping dust.

In the long, sleepless watches of the night,
A gentle face — the face of one long dead —
Looks at me from the wall, where round its head
The night-lamp casts a halo of pale light.

The air is full of farewells to the dying,
And mournings for the dead.

For Time will teach thee soon the truth, There are no birds in last year's nest! - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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