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I find a singular charm in the society of Longfellow,--a soft voice, a sweet and cheerful temper, a receptive rather than aggressive intelligence, the agreeable flavor of scholarship without any pedantic ways, and a perceptible soupçon of the humor, not enough to startle or surprise or keep you under the strain of over-stimulation, which I am apt to feel with very witty people.
gpt
Atlantic Monthly, he said:
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But it is all too little, for his life was so exceptionally sweet and musical that any voice of praise sounds almost like a discord after it.
gpt
The Golden Legend,
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His gracious presence upon earth Was as a fire upon a hearth; As pleasant songs, at morning sung, The words that dropped from his sweet tongue Strengthened our hearts; or, heard at night, Made all our slumbers soft and light.
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The Seaside and the Fireside,