A torn jacket is soon mended; but hard words bruise the heart of a child. - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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A torn jacket is soon mended; but hard words bruise the heart of a child.

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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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Let us, then, be what we are, and speak what we think, and in all things Keep ourselves loyal to truth, and the sacred professions of friendship. It is no secret I tell you, nor am I ashamed to declare it: I have liked to be with you, to see you, to speak with you always.

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