The Golden Legend
1851
The Golden Legend is a narrative poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, first published in 1851. It recounts stories of saints and legends from Christian traditions, focusing on themes of faith, sacrifice, and the supernatural. Central to the poem is Prince Henry, who battles despair and illness while encountering figures like Lucifer, who tempts him with dark remedies. The poem explores the tension between light and darkness, sin and salvation, making it a significant work in 19th-century American poetry.
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“Let us, then be up and doing,With a heart for any fate;Still achieving, still pursuing,Learn to labour and to wait.””
— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
“Great men die and are forgotten,Wise men speak; their words of wisdomPerish in the ears that hear them,Do not reach the generationsThat, as yet unborn, are waitingIn the great, mysterious darknessOf the speechless days that shall be!””
— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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