"Softly the evening came /with the sunset/."
"In what a forge and what a heat were shaped the anchors of thy hope! Fear not each sudden sound and shock; 'Tis of the wave and not the rock."
8 likes
Source: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1867). “The Poetical Works of H. W. Longfellow. Complete Edition”, p.130
About the author
Same author
More quotes by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
"A single conversation across the table with a wise man is better than ten years mere study of books."
"Behind the clouds is the sun still shining."
"Into each life some rain must fall."
"The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain."
"My soul is full of longing for the secret of the sea"