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My late grandmother gave me this book of poems fifteen years ago, and i am ashamed to say that i just read it all the way through for the first time. Longfellow s poems on slavery janet harris follow this and additional works at. He was also the first american to translate dante alighieri s divine comedy and was one. Children instinctively love poetry, with its appealing mixture of rhythm and rhyme. Henry wadsworth longfellow, the most popular american poet in the 19th century. His notable works included the song of hiawatha and paul reveres ride.
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