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ACT I
(Scene I) SCENE I. Sunday afternoon. The interior of the Meeting-house. On the pulpit, an hour-glass; below, a box for contributions. JOHN NORTON in the pulpit. GOVERNOR ENDICOTT in a canopied seat, attended by four halberdiers. The congregation singing.
The New England Tragedies (Part 1: John Endicott) 1868
ACT I
(SCENE III) SCENE III. A room in UPSALL’s house. Night. Edith,
The New England Tragedies (Part 1: John Endicott) 1868
ACT II
(SCENE II) SCENE II. A street. On one side, NICHOLAS UPSALL’S house; on the other WALTER MERRY’S, with a flock of pigeons on the roof. UPSALL SEATED IN THE PORCH OF HIS HOUSE.
The New England Tragedies (Part 1: John Endicott) 1868
Aftermath When the summer fields are mown, Birds of Passage (Flight the Third) 1873
Afternoon in February The day is ending, The Belfry of Bruges and Other Poems (Songs) 1845
Amalfi Sweet the memory is to me Masque of Pandora and Other Poems (Birds of Passage. Flight the Fourth) 1875
Angler's Song, The From the river's plashy bank, United States Literary Gazette 1825
April Day, An When the warm sun, that brings The United States Literary Gazette, Vol. II (Miscellany) 1825
Arrow and the Song, The I shot an arrow into the air, The Belfry of Bruges and Other Poems (Songs) 1845
Arsenal at Springfield, The This is the Arsenal. From floor to ceiling, The Belfry of Bruges and Other Poems 1845
Auf Wiedersehen Until we meet again! That is the meaning In the Harbor 1882
Autumn With what a glory comes and goes the year! Voices of the Night (Earlier Poems) 1839
Autumn Thou comest, Autumn, heralded by the rain, The Belfry of Bruges and Other Poems (Sonnets) 1845
Autumn Within It is autumn; not without, In the Harbor 1882
Autumnal Nightfall Round Autumn's mouldering urn United States Literary Gazette (Poetry) 1825
Ballad of the French Fleet, A A fleet with flags arrayed Keramos and Other Poems (Birds of Passage. Flight the Fifth) 1878
Battle of Lovell's Pond, The Cold, cold is the north wind and rude is the blast Portland Gazette 1820
Bayard Taylor Dead he lay among his books! Ultima Thule 1880
Becalmed Becalmed upon the sea of Thought, In the Harbor 1882
Beleaguered City, The I have read, in some old, marvellous tale, Voices of the Night 1839
Belfry of Bruges, The In the market-place of Bruges stands the belfry old and brown; The Belfry of Bruges and Other Poems 1845
Belisarius I am poor and old and blind; Masque of Pandora and Other Poems (Birds of Passage. Flight the Fourth) 1875
Bells of San Blas, The What say the Bells of San Blas In the Harbor 1882
Birds of Passage Black shadows fall Birds of Passage (Flight the First) 1858
Blind Bartimeus Blind Bartimeus at the gates Ballads and Other Poems 1842
Boston St. Botolph's Town! Hither across the plains Keramos and Other Poems (A Book of Sonnets. Part II) 1878
Bridge, The I stood on the bridge at midnight, The Belfry of Bruges and Other Poems 1845
Broken Oar, The Once upon Iceland's solitary strand Keramos and Other Poems (A Book of Sonnets. Part II) 1878
Brook and the Wave, The The brooklet came from the mountain, Birds of Passage (Flight the Third) 1873
Builders, The All are architects of Fate, The Seaside and the Fireside (By the Fireside) 1850
Building of the Ship, The "Build me straight, O worthy Master! The Seaside and the Fireside (By the Seaside) 1850
Burial of the Minnisink On sunny slope and beechen swell, Voices of the Night (Earlier Poems) 1839
Burial of the Poet, The Richard Henry Dana Ultima Thule (Sonnets) 1880
Cadenabbia Lake of Como Masque of Pandora and Other Poems (Birds of Passage. Flight the Fourth) 1875
Carillon In the ancient town of Bruges, The Belfry of Bruges and Other Poems 1845
Castle-Builder, The A gentle boy, with soft and silken locks, Birds of Passage (Flight the Third) 1873
Castles in Spain How much of my young heart, O Spain, Keramos and Other Poems (Birds of Passage. Flight the Fifth) 1878
Catawba Wine This song of mine Birds of Passage (Flight the First) 1858
Challenge, The I have a vague remembrance Birds of Passage (Flight the Third) 1873
Chamber Over the Gate, The Is it so far from thee Ultima Thule (Poems) 1880
Changed From the outskirts of the town Birds of Passage (Flight the Third) 1873
Charles Sumner Garlands upon his grave Masque of Pandora and Other Poems (Birds of Passage. Flight the Fourth) 1875
Chaucer An old man in a lodge within a park; Masque of Pandora and Other Poems (A Book of Sonnets) 1875
Children Come to me, O ye children! Birds of Passage (Flight the First) 1858
Children's Crusade, The
(A fragment) What is this I read in history,
In the Harbor 1882
Children's Hour, The Between the dark and the daylight, Birds of Passage (Flight the Second) 1863
Chimes Sweet chimes! that in the loneliness of night In the Harbor 1882
Christmas Bells I heard the bells on Christmas Day Flower-De-Luce 1866
Chrysaor Just above yon sandy bar, The Seaside and the Fireside (By the Seaside) 1850
City and the Sea, The The panting City cried to the Sea, In the Harbor 1882
Courtship of Miles Standish, The
(I. Miles Standish) In the Old Colony days, in Plymouth the land of the Pilgrims,
The Courtship of Miles Standish 1858
Courtship of Miles Standish, The
(II. Love and Friendship) Nothing was heard in the room but the hurrying pen of the
The Courtship of Miles Standish 1858
Courtship of Miles Standish, The
(III. The Lover's Errand) So the strong will prevailed, and Alden went on his errand,
The Courtship of Miles Standish 1858
Courtship of Miles Standish, The
(IV. John Alden) Into the open air John Alden, perplexed and bewildered,
The Courtship of Miles Standish 1858
Courtship of Miles Standish, The
(V. The Sailing of the Mayflower) Just in the gray of the dawn, as the mists uprose from the
The Courtship of Miles Standish 1858
Courtship of Miles Standish, The
(VI. Priscilla) Thus for a while he stood, and mused by the shore of the ocean,
The Courtship of Miles Standish 1858
Courtship of Miles Standish, The
(VII. The March of Miles Standish) Meanwhile the stalwart Miles Standish was marching steadily
The Courtship of Miles Standish 1858
Courtship of Miles Standish, The
(VIII. The Spinning-Wheel) Month after month passed away, and in Autumn the ships of the
The Courtship of Miles Standish 1858
Courtship of Miles Standish, The
(IX. The Wedding-Day) Forth from the curtain of clouds, from the tent of purple and
The Courtship of Miles Standish 1858
Cross of Snow, The In the long, sleepless watches of the night, Life of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (Volume II) 1886
Cumberland, The At anchor in Hampton Roads we lay, Birds of Passage (Flight the Second) 1863
Curfew Solemnly, mournfully, The Belfry of Bruges and Other Poems (Sonnets) 1845
DAMATIS PERSONÆ JOHN ENDICOTT Governor The New England Tragedies (Part 1: John Endicott) 1868
Dante Tuscan, that wanderest through the realms of gloom, The Belfry of Bruges and Other Poems (Sonnets) 1845
Day is Done, The The day is done, and the darkness The Belfry of Bruges and Other Poems (Songs) 1845
Day of Sunshine, A O gift of God! O perfect day: Birds of Passage (Flight the Second) 1863
Daybreak A wind came up out of the sea, Birds of Passage (Flight the First) 1858
Daylight and Moonlight In broad daylight, and at noon, Birds of Passage (Flight the First) 1858
Decoration Day Sleep, comrades, sleep and rest In the Harbor 1882
Dedication As one who, walking in the twilight gloom, The Seaside and the Fireside 1850
Dedication; To G.W.G. With favoring winds, o'er sunlit seas, Ultima Thule 1880
Delia Sweet as the tender fragrance that survives, Keramos and Other Poems (Birds of Passage. Flight the Fifth) 1878
Descent of the Muses, The Nine sisters, beautiful in form and face, Keramos and Other Poems (A Book of Sonnets. Part II) 1878
Dirge Over a Nameless Grave By yon still river, where the wave United States Literary Gazette 1825
Discoverer of the North Cape, The A Leaf from King Alfred's Orosius Birds of Passage (Flight the First) 1858
Drinking Song Inscription for an Antique Pitcher The Belfry of Bruges and Other Poems (Songs) 1845
Dutch Picture, A Simon Danz has come home again, Keramos and Other Poems (Birds of Passage. Flight the Fifth) 1878
Elegiac Dark is the morning with mist; in the narrow mouth of the harbor Ultima Thule (Poems) 1880
Elegiac Verse Peradventure of old, some bard in Ionian Islands, In the Harbor 1882
Eliot's Oak Thou ancient oak! whose myriad leaves are loud Keramos and Other Poems (A Book of Sonnets. Part II) 1878
Emperor's Bird's-Nest, The Once the Emperor Charles of Spain, Birds of Passage (Flight the First) 1858
Emperor's Glove, The On St. Bavon's tower, commanding Keramos and Other Poems (Birds of Passage. Flight the Fifth) 1878
Enceladus Under Mount Etna he lies, Birds of Passage (Flight the Second) 1863
Endymion The rising moon has hid the stars; Ballads and Other Poems 1842
Epimetheus, or the Poet's Afterthought Have I dreamed? or was it real, Birds of Passage (Flight the First) 1858
Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie
(Prologue) This is the forest primeval. The murmuring pines and the hemlocks,
Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie 1847
Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie
(Part the First - I) In the Acadian land, on the shores of the Basin of Minas,
Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie 1847
Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie
(Part the First - II) Now had the season returned, when the nights grow colder and
Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie 1847
Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie
(Part the First - III) Bent like a laboring oar, that toils in the surf of the ocean,
Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie 1847
Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie
(Part the First - IV) Pleasantly rose next morn the sun on the village of Grand-Pré.
Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie 1847
Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie
(Part the First - V) Four times the sun had risen and set; and now on the fifth day
Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie 1847
Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie
(Part the Second - I) Many a weary year had passed since the burning of Grand-Pré,
Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie 1847
Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie
(Part the Second - II) It was the month of May. Far down the Beautiful River,
Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie 1847
Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie
(Part the Second - III) Near to the bank of the river, o'ershadowed by oaks, from whose branches
Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie 1847
Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie
(Part the Second - IV) Far in the West there lies a desert land, where the mountains
Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie 1847
Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie
(Part the Second - V) In that delightful land which is washed by the Delaware's waters,
Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie 1847
Evening Star, The Lo! in the painted oriel of the West, The Belfry of Bruges and Other Poems (Sonnets) 1845
Excelsior The shades of night were falling fast, Ballads and Other Poems 1842
Fata Morgana O sweet illusions of Song, Birds of Passage (Flight the Third) 1873
Fiftieth Birthday of Agassiz, The It was fifty years ago Birds of Passage (Flight the First) 1858
Finale The hour was late; the fire burned low, Tales of a Wayside Inn (Part First) 1863
Finale "Nunc plaudite!" the Student cried, Tales of a Wayside Inn (Part Second) 1863
Finale These are the tales those merry guests Tales of a Wayside Inn (Part Third) 1863
Fire of Drift-Wood, The We sat within the farm-house old, The Seaside and the Fireside (By the Seaside) 1850
Flowers Spake full well, in language quaint and olden, Voices of the Night 1839
Footsteps of Angels When the hours of Day are numbered, Voices of the Night 1839
Four by the Clock Four by the clock! and yet not day; In the Harbor 1882
Four Lakes of Madison, The Four limpid lakes,--four Naiades In the Harbor 1882
Four Princesses at Wilna, The A photograph Keramos and Other Poems (A Book of Sonnets. Part II) 1878
Fragment, A Awake! arise! the hour is late! In the Harbor 1882
Fragments October 22, 1838. In the Harbor 1882
From my Arm-Chair Am I a king, that I should call my own Ultima Thule (Poems) 1880
Galaxy, The Torrent of light and river of the air, Masque of Pandora and Other Poems (A Book of Sonnets) 1875
Gaspar Becerra By his evening fire the artist The Seaside and the Fireside (By the Fireside) 1850
Gleam of Sunshine, A This is the place. Stand still, my steed, The Belfry of Bruges and Other Poems 1845
Goblet of Life, The Filled is Life's goblet to the brim; Ballads and Other Poems 1842
God's Acre I like that ancient Saxon phrase, which calls Ballads and Other Poems 1842
Golden Mile-Stone, The Leafless are the trees; their purple branches Birds of Passage (Flight the First) 1858
Good Part, That Shall Not Be Taken Away, The She dwells by Great Kenhawa's side, Poems on Slavery 1842
Hanging of the Crane, The The lights are out, and gone are all the guests Masque of Pandora and Other Poems 1875
Haroun Al Raschid One day, Haroun Al Raschid read Keramos and Other Poems (Birds of Passage. Flight the Fifth) 1878
Harvest Moon, The It is the Harvest Moon! On gilded vanes Keramos and Other Poems (A Book of Sonnets. Part II) 1878
Haunted Chamber, The Each heart has its haunted chamber, Birds of Passage (Flight the Third) 1873
Haunted Houses All houses wherein men have lived and died Birds of Passage (Flight the First) 1858
Hawthorne How beautiful it was, that one bright day Flower-de-Luce 1867
Helen of Tyre What phantom is this that appears Ultima Thule (Poems) 1880
Hermes Trismegistus Still through Egypt's desert places In the Harbor 1882
Herons of Elmwood, The Warm and still is the summer night, Keramos and Other Poems (Birds of Passage. Flight the Fifth) 1878
Holidays The holiest of all holidays are those Keramos and Other Poems (A Book of Sonnets. Part II) 1878
Hymn for My Brother's Ordination Christ to the young man said: "Yet one thing more; The Seaside and the Fireside (By the Fireside) 1850
Hymn of the Moravian Nuns of Bethlehem When the dying flame of day Voices of the Night (Earlier Poems) 1839
Hymn to the Night I heard the trailing garments of the Night Voices of the Night 1839
Il Ponte Vecchio di Firenze Gaddi mi fece; il Ponte Vecchio sono; Masque of Pandora and Other Poems (A Book of Sonnets) 1875
In the Churchyard at Cambridge In the village churchyard she lies, Birds of Passage (Flight the First) 1858
In the Churchyard at Tarrytown Here lies the gentle humorist, who died Keramos and Other Poems (A Book of Sonnets. Part II) 1878
Indian Hunter, The When the summer harvest was gathered in, United States Literary Gazette 1825
Inscription on the Shanklin Fountain O traveller, stay thy weary feet; In the Harbor 1882
Interlude The Landlord ended thus his tale, Tales of a Wayside Inn (Part First) 1863
Interlude Soon as the story reached its end, Tales of a Wayside Inn (Part First) 1863
Interlude He ended: and a kind of spell Tales of a Wayside Inn (Part First) 1863
Interlude And then the blue-eyed Norseman told Tales of a Wayside Inn (Part First) 1863
Interlude A strain of music closed the tale, Tales of a Wayside Inn (Part First) 1863
Interlude Thus closed the tale of guilt and gloom, Tales of a Wayside Inn (Part First) 1863
Interlude "Yes, well your story pleads the cause Tales of a Wayside Inn (Part Second) 1863
Interlude "I thought before your tale began," Tales of a Wayside Inn (Part Second) 1863
Interlude "What was the end? I am ashamed Tales of a Wayside Inn (Part Second) 1863
Interlude When the long murmur of applause Tales of the Wayside Inn (Part Second) 1863
Interlude When the long murmur of applause Tales of a Wayside Inn (Part Second) 1863
Interlude Well pleased the audience heard the tale. Tales of a Wayside Inn (Part Second) 1863
Interlude All praised the Legend more or less; Tales of a Wayside Inn (Part Second) 1863
Interlude "O Edrehi, forbear to-night Tales of a Wayside Inn (Part Third) 1863
Interlude Well pleased all listened to the tale, Tales of a Wayside Inn (Part Third) 1863
Interlude Thus ran the Student's pleasant rhyme Tales of a Wayside Inn (Part Third) 1863
Interlude "A pleasant and a winsome tale," Tales of a Wayside Inn (Part Third) 1863
Interlude "Signor Luigi," said the Jew, Tales of a Wayside Inn (Part Third) 1863
Interlude "Now that is after my own heart," Tales of a Wayside Inn (Part Third) 1863
Interlude Touched by the pathos of these rhymes, Tales of a Wayside Inn (Part Third) 1863
Iron Pen, The I thought this Pen would arise Ultima Thule (Poems) 1880
It Is Not Always May No hay pajaros en los nidos de antano. Ballads and Other Poems 1842
Italian Scenery Night rests in beauty on Mont Alto. United States Literary Gazette (Poetry) 1825
Jeckoyva They made the warrior's grave beside United States Literary Gazette 1825
Jewish Cemetery at Newport, The How strange it seems! These Hebrews in their graves, Birds of Passage (Flight the First) 1858
Jugurtha How cold are thy baths, Apollo! Ultima Thule (Poems) 1880
Kéramos Turn, turn, my wheel! Turn round and round Keramos and Other Poems 1878
Keats The young Endymion sleeps Endymion's sleep; Masque of Pandora and Other Poems (A Book of Sonnets) 1875
Killed at the Ford HE is dead, the beautiful youth, Flower-De-Luce 1867
King Trisanku Viswamitra the Magician, Keramos and Other Poems (Birds of Passage. Flight the Fifth) 1878
King Witlaf's Drinking-Horn Witlaf, a king of the Saxons, The Seaside and the Fireside (By the Fireside) 1850
L'Envoi Ye voices, that arose Voices of the Night (Earlier Poems) 1839
Ladder of St. Augustine, The Saint Augustine! well hast thou said, Birds of Passage (Flight the First) 1858
Landlord's Tale; Paul Revere's Ride, The Listen, my children, and you shall hear Tales of a Wayside Inn (Part First) 1863
Landlord's Tale; The Rhyme of Sir Christopher, The It was Sir Christopher Gardiner, Tales of a Wayside Inn (Part Third) 1863
Leap of Roushan Beg, The Mounted on Kyrat strong and fleet, Keramos and Other Poems (Birds of Passage. Flight the Fifth) 1878
Light of Stars, The The night is come, but not too soon; Voices of the Night 1839
Lighthouse, The The rocky ledge runs far into the sea, The Seaside and the Fireside (By the Seaside) 1850
Loss and Gain When I compare In the Harbor 1882
Lover's Rock There is a love that cannot die! - The Complete Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 1893
Lunatic Girl, The Most beautiful, most gentle! Yet how lost United States Literary Gazette 1825
Mad River TRAVELLER In the Harbor 1882
Maiden and Weathercock MAIDEN. Ultima Thule (Folk-Songs) 1880
Maidenhood Maiden! with the meek, brown eyes, Ballads and Other Poems 1842
Masque of Pandora, The
(I. The Workshop of Hephaestus) HEPHAESTUS (standing before the statue of Pandora.)
Masque of Pandora and Other Poems 1875
Masque of Pandora, The
(II. Olympus) HERMES (putting on his sandals.)
Masque of Pandora and Other Poems 1875
Masque of Pandora, The
(III. Tower of Prometheus on Mount Caucasus) PROMETHEUS.
Masque of Pandora and Other Poems 1875
Masque of Pandora, The
(IV. The Air) HERMES (returning to Olympus.)
Masque of Pandora and Other Poems 1875
Masque of Pandora, The
(V. The House of Epimetheus) EPIMETHEUS.
Masque of Pandora and Other Poems 1875
Masque of Pandora, The
(VI. In the Garden) EPIMETHEUS.
Masque of Pandora and Other Poems 1875
Masque of Pandora, The
(VII. The House of Epimetheus) PANDORA.
Masque of Pandora and Other Poems 1875
Masque of Pandora, The
(VIII. In the Garden) EPIMETHEUS.
Masque of Pandora and Other Poems 1875
Meeting, The After so long an absence Birds of Passage (Flight the Third) 1873
Memories Oft I remember those whom I have known In the Harbor 1882
Mezzo Cammin Half of my life is gone, and I have let The Belfry of Bruges and Other Poems (Sonnets) 1845
Midnight Mass for the Dying Year Yes, the Year is growing old, Voices of the Night 1839
Milton I pace the sounding sea-beach and behold Masque of Pandora and Other Poems (A Book of Sonnets) 1875
Monte Cassino Terra di lavoro Masque of Pandora and other poems (Birds of Passage. Flight the Fourth) 1875
Moods Oh that a Song would sing itself to me Keramos and Other Poems (A Book of Sonnets. Part II) 1878
Moonlight As a pale phantom with a lamp In the Harbor 1882
Morituri Salutamus "O Caesar, we who are about to die Masque of Pandora and Other Poems 1875
Musician's Tale; The Ballad of Carmilhan, The
(I.) At Stralsund, by the Baltic Sea,
Tales of a Wayside Inn (Part Second) 1863
Musician's Tale; The Ballad of Carmilhan, The
(II.) The jolly skipper paused awhile,
Tales of a Wayside Inn (Part Second) 1863
Musician's Tale; The Ballad of Carmilhan, The
(III.) The cabin windows have grown blank
Tales of a Wayside Inn (Part Second) 1863
Musician's Tale; The Ballad of Carmilhan, The
(IV.) And now along the horizon's edge
Tales of a Wayside Inn (Part Second) 1863
Musician's Tale; The Mother's Ghost, The Svend Dyring he rideth adown the glade; Tales of a Wayside Inn (Part Third) 1863
Musician's Tale; The Saga of King Olaf, The
(I. The Challenge of Thor) I am the God Thor,
Tales of a Wayside Inn (Part First) 1863
Musician's Tale; The Saga of King Olaf, The
(II. King Olaf's Return) And King Olaf heard the cry,
Tales of a Wayside Inn (Part First) 1863
Musician's Tale; The Saga of King Olaf, The
(III. Thora of Rimol) "Thora of Rimol! hide me! hide me!
Tales of a Wayside Inn (Part First) 1863
Musician's Tale; The Saga of King Olaf, The
(IV. Queen Sigrid the Haughty) Queen Sigrid the Haughty sat proud and aloft
Tales of a Wayside Inn (Part First) 1863
Musician's Tale; The Saga of King Olaf, The
(V. The Skerry of Shrieks) Now from all King Olaf's farms
Tales of a Wayside Inn (Part First) 1863
Musician's Tale; The Saga of King Olaf, The
(VI. The Wraith of Odin) The guests were loud, the ale was strong,
Tales of a Wayside Inn (Part First) 1863
Musician's Tale; The Saga of King Olaf, The
(VII. Iron-Beard) Olaf the King, one summer morn,
Tales of a Wayside Inn (Part First) 1863
Musician's Tale; The Saga of King Olaf, The
(VIII. Gudrun) On King Olaf's bridal night
Tales of a Wayside Inn (Part First) 1863
Musician's Tale; The Saga of King Olaf, The
(IX. Thangbrand the Priest) Short of stature, large of limb,
Tales of a Wayside Inn (Part First) 1863
Musician's Tale; The Saga of King Olaf, The
(X. Raud the Strong) "All the old gods are dead,
Tales of a Wayside Inn (Part First) 1863
Musician's Tale; The Saga of King Olaf, The
(XI. Bishop Sigurd at Salten Fiord) Loud the anngy wind was wailing
Tales of a Wayside Inn (Part First) 1863
Musician's Tale; The Saga of King Olaf, The
(XII. King Olaf's Christmas) At Drontheim, Olaf the King
Tales of a Wayside Inn (Part First) 1863
Musician's Tale; The Saga of King Olaf, The
(XIII. The Building of the Long Serpent) Thorberg Skafting, master-builder,
Tales of a Wayside Inn (Part First) 1863
Musician's Tale; The Saga of King Olaf, The
(XIV. The Crew of the Long Serpent) Safe at anchor in Drontheim bay
Tales of a Wayside Inn (Part First) 1863
Musician's Tale; The Saga of King Olaf, The
(XV. A Little Bird in the Air) A little bird in the air
Tales of a Wayside Inn (Part First) 1863
Musician's Tale; The Saga of King Olaf, The
(XVI. Queen Thyri and the Angelica Stalks) Northward over Drontheim,
Tales of a Wayside Inn (Part First) 1863
Musician's Tale; The Saga of King Olaf, The
(XVII. King Svend of the Forked Beard) Loudly the sailors cheered
Tales of a Wayside Inn (Part First) 1863
Musician's Tale; The Saga of King Olaf, The
(XVIII. King Olaf and Earl Sigvald) On the gray sea-sands
Tales of a Wayside Inn (Part First) 1863
Musician's Tale; The Saga of King Olaf, The
(XIX. King Olaf's War-Horns) "Strike the sails!" King Olaf said;
Tales of a Wayside Inn (Part First) 1863
Musician's Tale; The Saga of King Olaf, The
(XX. Einar Tamberskelver) It was Einar Tamberskelver
Tales of a Wayside Inn (Part First) 1863
Musician's Tale; The Saga of King Olaf, The
(XXI. King Olaf's Death-Drink) All day has the battle raged,
Tales of a Wayside Inn (Part First) 1863
Musician's Tale; The Saga of King Olaf, The
(XXII. The Nun of Nidaros) In the convent of Drontheim,
Tales of a Wayside Inn (Part First) 1863
Musings I sat by my window one night, United States Literary Gazette 1825
My Books Sadly as some old mediaeval knight In the Harbor 1882
My Cathedral Like two cathedral towers these stately pines Ultima Thule (Sonnets) 1880
My Lost Youth Often I think of the beautiful town Birds of Passage (Flight the First) 1858
Nameless Grave, A "A soldier of the Union mustered out," Masque of Pandora and Other Poems (A Book of Sonnets) 1875
Nature As a fond mother, when the day is o'er, Keramos and Other Poems (A Book of Sonnets. Part II) 1878
Night Into the darkness and the hush of night Ultima Thule (Sonnets) 1880
Norman Baron, The In his chamber, weak and dying, The Belfry of Bruges and Other Poems 1845
Nuremberg In the valley of the Pegnitz, where across broad meadow-lands The Belfry of Bruges and Other Poems 1845
Occultation of Orion, The I saw, as in a dream sublime, The Belfry of Bruges and Other Poems 1845
Ode Written for the Commemoration at Fryeburg, Maine, of Lovewell's Fight Air--Bruce's Address. The Complete Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 1893
Old Bridge at Florence, The Taddeo Gaddi built me. I am old, Masque of Pandora and Other Poems (A Book of Sonnets) 1875
Old Clock on the Stairs, The Somewhat back from the village street The Belfry of Bruges and Other Poems (Songs) 1845
Old St. David's at Radnor What an image of peace and rest Ultima Thule (Poems) 1880
Oliver Basselin In the Valley of the Vire Birds of Passage (Flight the First) 1858
Open Window, The The old house by the lindens The Seaside and the Fireside (By the Fireside) 1850
Parker Cleaveland Among the many lives that I have known, Keramos and Other Poems (A Book of Sonnets. Part II) 1878
Pegasus in Pound Once into a quiet village, The Seaside and the Fireside (By the Fireside) 1850
Phantom Ship, The In Mather's Magnalia Christi, Birds of Passage (Flight the First) 1858
Poet and His Songs, The As the birds come in the Spring, Ultima Thule (L'Envoi) 1880
Poet's Calendar, The JANUARY In the Harbor 1882
Poet's Tale; Charlemagne, The Olger the Dane and Desiderio, Tales of a Wayside Inn (Part Third) 1863
Poet's Tale; Lady Wentworth, The One hundred years ago, and something more, Tales of a Wayside Inn (Part Second) 1863
Poet's Tale; The Birds of Killingworth, The It was the season, when through all the land Tales of a Wayside Inn (Part First) 1863
Poets, The O ye dead Poets, who are living still Keramos and Other Poems (A Book of Sonnets. Part II) 1878
Possibilities Where are the Poets, unto whom belong In the Harbor 1882
Prelude Pleasant it was, when woods were green Voices of the Night 1839
Prelude A cold, uninterrupted rain, Tales of a Wayside Inn (Part Second) 1863
Prelude The evening came; the golden vane Tales of a Wayside Inn (Part Third) 1863
Prelude; The Wayside Inn One Autumn night, in Sudbury town, Tales of a Wayside Inn (Part First) 1863
President Garfield "E venni dal martirio a questa pace." In the Harbor 1882
PROLOGUE To-night we strive to read, as we may best, The New England Tragedies (Part 1: John Endicott) 1868
Prometheus, or the Poet's Forethought Of Prometheus, how undaunted Birds of Passage (Flight the First) 1858
Psalm of Life, A Tell me not, in mournful numbers, Voices of the Night 1839
Quadroon Girl, The The Slaver in the broad lagoon Poems on Slavery 1842
Rain in Summer How beautiful is the rain! The Belfry of Bruges and Other Poems 1845
Rainy Day, The The day is cold, and dark, and dreary; Ballads and Other Poems 1842
Reaper and the Flowers, The There is a Reaper, whose name is Death, Voices of the Night 1839
Resignation There is no flock, however watched and tended, The Seaside and the Fireside (By the Fireside) 1850
Revenge of Rain-in-the-Face, The In that desolate land and lone, Keramos and Other Poems (Birds of Passage. Flight the Fifth) 1878
Robert Burns I see amid the fields of Ayr Ultima Thule (Poems) 1880
Ropewalk, The In that building, long and low, Birds of Passage (Flight the First) 1858
Sand of the Desert in an Hour-Glass A handful of red sand, from the hot clime The Seaside and the Fireside (By the Fireside) 1850
Sandalphon Have you read in the Talmud of old, Birds of Passage (Flight the First) 1858
Santa Filomena Whene'er a noble deed is wrought, Birds of Passage (Flight the First) 1858
Sea-Diver, The My way is on the bright blue sea, United States Literary Gazette 1825
Seaweed When descends on the Atlantic The Seaside and the Fireside (By the Seaside) 1850
Secret of the Sea, The Ah! what pleasant visions haunt me The Seaside and the Fireside (By the Seaside) 1850
Sermon of St. Francis, The Up soared the lark into the air, Masque of Pandora and Other Poems (Birds of Passage. Flight the Fourth) 1875
Shadow, A I said unto myself, if I were dead, Masque of Pandora and Other Poems (A Book of Sonnets) 1875
Shakespeare A vision as of crowded city streets, Masque of Pandora and Other Poems (A Book of Sonnets) 1875
Sicilian's Tale; King Robert of Sicily, The Robert of Sicily, brother of Pope Urbane Tales of a Wayside Inn (Part First) 1863
Sicilian's Tale; The Bell of Atri, The At Atri in Abruzzo, a small town Tales of a Wayside Inn (Part Second) 1863
Sicilian's Tale; The Monk of Casal-Maggiore, The Once on a time, some centuries ago, Tales of a Wayside Inn (Part Third) 1863
Sifting of Peter, The In St. Luke's Gospel we are told Ultima Thule (Folk-Songs) 1880
Singers, The God sent his Singers upon earth The Seaside and the Fireside (By the Fireside) 1850
Sir Humphrey Gilbert Southward with fleet of ice The Seaside and the Fireside (By the Seaside) 1850
Skeleton in Armor, The "Speak! speak I thou fearful guest Ballads and Other Poems 1842
Slave in the Dismal Swamp, The In dark fens of the Dismal Swamp Poems on Slavery 1842
Slave Singing at Midnight, The Loud he sang the psalm of David! Poems on Slavery 1842
Slave's Dream, The Beside the ungathered rice he lay, Poems on Slavery 1842
Sleep Lull me to sleep, ye winds, whose fitful sound Masque of Pandora and Other Poems (A Book of Sonnets) 1875
Snow-Flakes Out of the bosom of the Air, Birds of Passage (Flight the Second) 1863
Something Left Undone Labor with what zeal we will, Birds of Passage (Flight the Second) 1863
Song Stay, stay at home, my heart, and rest; Keramos and Other Poems (Birds of Passage. Flight the Fifth) 1878
Song Where, from the eye of day, United States Literary Gazette 1826
Song of Hiawatha, The
(Introduction) Should you ask me, whence these stories?
The Song of Hiawatha 1855
Song of Hiawatha, The
(I. The Peace-Pipe) On the Mountains of the Prairie,
The Song of Hiawatha 1855
Song of Hiawatha, The
(II. The Four Winds) "Honor be to Mudjekeewis!"
The Song of Hiawatha 1855
Song of Hiawatha, The
(III. Hiawatha's Childhood) Downward through the evening twilight,
The Song of Hiawatha 1855
Song of Hiawatha, The
(IV. Hiawatha and Mudjekeewis) Out of childhood into manhood
The Song of Hiawatha 1855
Song of Hiawatha, The
(V. Hiawatha's Fasting) You shall hear how Hiawatha
The Song of Hiawatha 1855
Song of Hiawatha, The
(VI. Hiawatha's Friends) Two good friends had Hiawatha,
The Song of Hiawatha 1855
Song of Hiawatha, The
(VII. Hiawatha's Sailing) "Give me of your bark, O Birch-tree!
The Song of Hiawatha 1855
Song of Hiawatha, The
(VIII. Hiawatha's Fishing) Forth upon the Gitche Gumee,
The Song of Hiawatha 1855
Song of Hiawatha, The
(IX. Hiawatha and the Pearl Feather) On the shores of Gitche Gumee,
The Song of Hiawatha 1855
Song of Hiawatha, The
(X. Hiawatha's Wooing) "As unto the bow the cord is,
The Song of Hiawatha 1855
Song of Hiawatha, The
(XI. Hiawatha's Wedding-Feast) You shall hear how Pau-Puk-Keewis,
The Song of Hiawatha 1855
Song of Hiawatha, The
(XII. The Son of the Evening Star) Can it be the sun descending
The Song of Hiawatha 1855
Song of Hiawatha, The
(XIII. Blessing the Cornfields) Sing, O Song of Hiawatha,
The Song of Hiawatha 1855
Song of Hiawatha, The
(XIV. Picture-Writing) In those days said Hiawatha,
The Song of Hiawatha 1855
Song of Hiawatha, The
(XV. Hiawatha's Lamentation) In those days the Evil Spirits,
The Song of Hiawatha 1855
Song of Hiawatha, The
(XVI. Pau-Puk-Keewis) You shall hear how Pau-Puk-Keewis,
The Song of Hiawatha 1855
Song of Hiawatha, The
(XVII. The Hunting of Pau-Puk-Keewis) Full of wrath was Hiawatha
The Song of Hiawatha 1855
Song of Hiawatha, The
(XVIII. The Death of Kwasind) Far and wide among the nations
The Song of Hiawatha 1855
Song of Hiawatha, The
(XIX. The Ghosts) Never stoops the soaring vulture
The Song of Hiawatha 1855
Song of Hiawatha, The
(XX. The Famine) Oh the long and dreary Winter!
The Song of Hiawatha 1855
Song of Hiawatha, The
(XXI. The White Man's Foot) In his lodge beside a river,
The Song of Hiawatha 1855
Song of Hiawatha, The
(XXII. Hiawatha's Departure) By the shore of Gitche Gumee,
The Song of Hiawatha 1855
Song of Savoy As the dim twilight shrouds United States Literary Gazette 1825
Song of the Birds With what a hollow dirge its voice did fill Atlantic Souvenir: A Christmas and New Year's Offering 1826
Songo River Nowhere such a devious stream, Masque of Pandora and Other Poems (Birds of Passage. Flight the Fourth) 1875
Sonnet on Mrs. Kemble's Reading from Shakespeare O precious evenings! all too swiftly sped! The Seaside and the Fireside (By the Fireside) 1850
Sound of the Sea, The The sea awoke at midnight from its sleep, Masque of Pandora and Other Poems (A Book of Sonnets) 1875
Spanish Jew's Second Tale; Scanderbeg, The The battle is fought and won Tales of a Wayside Inn (Part Third) 1863
Spanish Jew's Tale; Azrael, The King Solomon, before his palace gate Tales of a Wayside Inn (Part Third) 1863
Spanish Jew's Tale; Kambalu, The Into the city of Kambalu, Tales of a Wayside Inn (Part Second) 1863
Spanish Jew's Tale; The Legend of Rabbi Ben Levi, The Rabbi Ben Levi, on the Sabbath, read Tales of a Wayside Inn (Part First) 1863
Spirit of Poetry, The There is a quiet spirit in these woods, Atlantic Souvenir 1828
St. John's, Cambridge I stand beneath the tree, whose branches shade Keramos and Other Poems (A Book of Sonnets. Part II) 1878
Student's Second Tale; The Baron of St. Castine, The Baron Castine of St. Castine Tales of a Wayside Inn (Part Second) 1863
Student's Tale; Emma and Eginhard, The When Alcuin taught the sons of Charlemagne, Tales of a Wayside Inn (Part Third) 1863
Student's Tale; The Cobbler of Hagenau, The I trust that somewhere and somehow Tales of a Wayside Inn (Part Second) 1863
Student's Tale; The Falcon of Ser Federigo, The One summer morning, when the sun was hot, Tales of a Wayside Inn (Part First) 1863
Summer Day by the Sea, A The sun is set; and in his latest beams Masque of Pandora and Other Poems (A Book of Sonnets) 1875
Sundown The summer sun is sinking low; In the Harbor 1882
Sunrise on the Hills I stood upon the hills, when heaven's wide arch Voices of the Night (Earlier Poems) 1839
Suspiria Take them, O Death! and bear away The Seaside and the Fireside (By the Fireside) 1850
Tegnér's Drapa I heard a voice, that cried, The Seaside and the Fireside (By the Fireside) 1850
Thanksgiving When first in ancient time, from Jubal's tongue United States Literary Gazette (Poetry) 1825
Theologian's Tale; Elizabeth, The "Ah, how short are the days! How soon the night overtakes us! Tales of a Wayside Inn (Part Third) 1863
Theologian's Tale; The Legend Beautiful, The "Hads't thou stayed, I must have fled!" Tales of a Wayside Inn (Part Second) 1863
Theologian's Tale; Torquemada, The In the heroic days when Ferdinand Tales of a Wayside Inn (Part First) 1863
Three Friends of Mine When I remember them, those friends of mine, Masque of Pandora and Other Poems (A Book of Sonnets) 1875
Three Kings, The Three Kings came riding from far away, Keramos and Other Poems (Birds of Passage. Flight the Fifth) 1878
Three Silences of Molinos, The To John Greenleaf Whittier Keramos and Other Poems (A Book of Sonnets. Part II) 1878
Tide Rises, the Tide Falls, The The tide rises, the tide falls, Ultima Thule (Folk-Songs) 1880
Tides, The I saw the long line of the vacant shore, Masque of Pandora and Other Poems (A Book of Sonnets) 1875
To A Child Dear child! how radiant on thy mother's knee, The Belfry of Bruges and Other Poems 1845
To An Old Danish Songbook Welcome, my old friend, The Belfry of Bruges and Other Poems (Songs) 1845
To Ianthe When upon the western cloud Final Memorials of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 1887
To the Avon Flow on, sweet river! like his verse In the Harbor 1882
To The Driving Cloud Gloomy and dark art thou, O chief of the mighty Omahas; The Belfry of Bruges and Other Poems 1845
To the River Charles River! that in silence windest Ballads and Other Poems 1842
To the River Rhone Thou Royal River, born of sun and shower Keramos and Other Poems (A Book of Sonnets. Part II) 1878
To the River Yvette O lovely river of Yvette! Keramos and Other Poems (Birds of Passage. Flight the Fifth) 1878
To William E. Channing The pages of thy book I read, Poems on Slavery 1842
Travels by the Fireside The ceaseless rain is falling fast, Masque of Pandora and Other Poems (Birds of Passage. Flight the Fourth) 1875
Twilight The twilight is sad and cloudy, The Seaside and the Fireside (By the Seaside) 1850
Two Angels, The Two angels, one of Life and one of Death, Birds of Passage (Flight the First) 1858
Two Rivers, The Slowly the hour-hand of the clock moves round; Keramos and Other Poems (A Book of Sonnets. Part II) 1878
Venetian Gondolier, The Here rest the weary oar! - soft airs United States Literary Gazette 1825
Venice White swan of cities, slumbering in thy nest Keramos and Other Poems (A Book of Sonnets. Part II) 1878
Victor and Vanquished As one who long hath fled with panting breath In the Harbor 1882
Victor Galbraith Under the walls of Monterey Birds of Passage (Flight the First) 1858
Village Blacksmith, The Under a spreading chestnut-tree Ballads and Other Poems 1842
Vittoria Colonna Once more, once more, Inarimé, Keramos and Other Poems (Birds of Passage. Flight the Fifth) 1878
Vox Populi When Mazarvan the Magician Birds of Passage (Flight the Third) 1873
Walter von der Vogelweid Vogelweid the Minnesinger, The Belfry of Bruges and Other Poems (Songs) 1845
Wapentake To Alfred Tennyson Keramos and Other Poems (A Book of Sonnets. Part II) 1878
Warden of the Cinque Ports, The A mist was driving down the British Channel, Birds of Passage (Flight the First) 1858
Warning, The Beware! The Israelite of old, who tore Poems on Slavery 1842
Weariness O little feet! that such long years Birds of Passage (Flight the Second) 1863
White Czar, The Dost thou see on the rampart's height Keramos and Other Poems (Birds of Passage. Flight the Fifth) 1878
Windmill, The Behold! a giant am I! Ultima Thule (Folk-Songs) 1880
Witnesses, The In Ocean's wide domains, Poems on Slavery 1842
Woods in Winter When winter winds are piercing chill, Voices of the Night (Earlier Poems) 1839
Woodstock Park Here in a little rustic hermitage Keramos and Other Poems (A Book of Sonnets. Part II) 1878
Wraith in the Mist, A On the green little isle of Inchkenneth, Keramos and Other Poems (Birds of Passage. Flight the Fifth) 1878
Wreck of the Hesperus, The It was the schooner Hesperus, Ballads and Other Poems 1842