Poetic Aphorisms by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Twelve short verses weigh money's troubles, habits that preserve health, responses to sin, the neglect of the poor, and duties to God, ruler, and neighbor. They also question competing creeds, compare the restless heart to a millstone, lament diminished Christian love, distinguish intelligence from courtesy, affirm divine retribution and truth's power over lies, and defend rhymes valued in their native country.
By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · Genre: Epigram, Didactic Poetry · 441 words
First lines
From the Sinngedichte of Friedrich von Logau
Money
Genres
- Epigram — Brief, separately titled verses compress observations into pointed conclusions, including the reversal between blindness and poverty.
- Didactic Poetry — Rhymed maxims recommend temperance and repose, distinguish responses to sin, and prescribe faithful and honest conduct.
Tags
aphorisms · money · health · poverty · Christian ethics · religious divisions · divine justice · poetry and language
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- Date: Date unknown
- Language: English
- Genres: Epigram, Didactic Poetry
- Length: 441 words
- Structure: 1 section, 25 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)
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