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3 days ago · The poem is celebrated for its rhythmic cadence, evocative imagery, and dramatic narrative, which captures the urgency and historical significance of Paul Revere’s midnight ride to warn American colonists of the impending British attack.
5 days ago · A replica of New Hope Chapel was resurrected on the Sight & Sounds backlot in three months for the movie, 'I Heard the Bells,' which tells the story of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow writing his famous poem at the bedside of his injured son.
3 days ago · Best Poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow . Rain In Summer; The Rainy Day; The Windmill; Daybreak; Haunted Houses
4 days ago · One poem is the legendary "Paul Revere's Ride." Another is "Lady Wentworth" which is reproduced below. In 1871 Longfellow toured a number of historic houses in Portsmouth with a local friend, including the Wentworth-Coolidge mansion which he describes in the the poem.
2 days ago · The English word Christmas is a shortened form of 'Christ's Mass'. The word is recorded as Crīstesmæsse in 1038 and Cristes-messe in 1131. Crīst (genitive Crīstes) is from the Greek Χριστός (Khrīstos, 'Christ'), a translation of the Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (Māšîaḥ, 'Messiah'), meaning 'anointed'; and mæsse is from the Latin missa, the celebration of the Eucharist.
5 days ago · December 1533, 11-20. 11 Dec. R. O. 1515. George Lord Rocheford to the Searchers at Dover and Calais. To allow the bearer to pass beyond sea with 20 marks, to purchase certain hawks for the writer. 11 Dec. 25 Hen. VIII. Signed. P. 1.
3 days ago · December 1536, 11-20. 11 Dec. R. O. 1281. Charles duke of Suffolk to Cromwell. In behalf of his old servant Ric. Baas concerning such suits as depend against his wife in the Court of Arches, which the King has referred to Cromwell. Lincoln, 11 Dec. Signed. P. 1.
