Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882), an
American poet. Longfellow published his first poem in a newspaper at the age of thirteen. He attended
college between 1822 and 1825 and by his
senior year had decided to pursue a career as a writer. His first book of poems appeared in print in 1839 and was called "Voices of the Night." It contained such notable poems as "Hymn of the Night" and "A Psalm of
Life." The latter included the well-known
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 - 1882),
American poet.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 - 1882),
American poet. The
following is from his poem A Psalm of
Life (1939) / "Lives of great men all remind us / We can make our lives
sublime. / And, departing,
leave behind us / Footprints on the sands of
time."