Arts & Sciences
On Longfellow's Death
From The Poems of William Watson (1893)
Arts & Sciences
No puissant singer he, whose silence grieves
To-day the great West's tender heart and strong;
No singer vast of voice: yet one who leaves
His native air the sweeter for his song.
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Watson, William. “On Longfellow's Death.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/watson/90/.
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Watson, William. “On Longfellow's Death.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/watson/90/.
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