Parker Cleaveland

WRITTEN ON REVISITING BRUNSWICK IN THE SUMMER OF 1875

Among the many lives that I have known,
    None I remember more serene and sweet,
    More rounded in itself and more complete,
    Than his, who lies beneath this funeral stone.
These pines, that murmur in low monotone,
    These walks frequented by scholastic feet,
    Were all his world; but in this calm retreat
    For him the Teacher's chair became a throne.
With fond affection memory loves to dwell
    On the old days, when his example made
    A pastime of the toil of tongue and pen;
And now, amid the groves he loved so well
That naught could lure him from their grateful shade,
He sleeps, but wakes elsewhere, for God hath said, Amen!

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was an American poet and educator. He wrote many lyric poems known for their musicality and often presenting stories of mythology and legend. Some of his famous works include "Paul Revere's Ride" and "The Song of Hiawatha." Longfellow was one of the most popular American poets of his time and remains a significant figure in the canon of American literature.

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