Samuel Longfellow Quotes

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He sows June fields with clover, and the world
Broadcasts with little common kindnesses.
The plain good souls He sends us, who fulfill
Life's homely duties in the daily path
With cheerful heart, ambitious of no more
Than to supply the wants of friend and kin,
Yet serve God's higher love to human hearts;
Giving a secret sweetness to the home,
The hidden fragrance of a kindly heart,
The simple beauty of a useful life,
That never dazzles, and that never tires.

Samuel Longfellow

The dead leaves their rich mosaics
Of olive and gold and brown
Had laid on the rain-wet pavements,
Through all the embowered town.

Samuel Longfellow

Samuel Longfellow

Samuel Longfellow

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Born: June 18, 1819

Died: October 3, 1892 (aged 73)

Bio: Samuel Longfellow was an American clergyman and hymn writer.

Known for:

Memoir and letters
Hymns and verses
Thalatta (1853)
Hymns of the Spirit

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