“The nature of this book is intimated by its motto, and fully explained by the graceful “Proem” of Mr. Longfellow who has collected and arranged the poems.”
WorkHenry Wadsworth Longfellow
The Waif: A Collection of Poems
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882)
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Documented 1845
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Review.
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“The day is done, and the darkness Falls from the wings of Night, As a feather is wafted downward From an eagle in its flight.”
Fuller, Margaret. "Review." New-York Daily Tribune, 16 January 1845.