Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Selected Works
The Arsenal at Springfield
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
A poem about violence and war.
A poem about violence and war.
Grandfather Frog notices that the Laughing Brook has stopped laughing and the Smiling Pool has stopped smiling. He goes to see Jerry Muskrat to tell him so.
"G’way an’ quit dat noise, Miss Lucy—"
THROUGH airy roads he wings his instant flight
Dorothy and the King of Bunnybury watch the royal subjects do tricks and acts of merryment. Each time, the king commented on how much he hated being king but loved all the extra things that came with it. The king changes his mind and decides to stay, but Dorothy scolds him for being unhappy all the time. He agrees to change his ways and soon Dorothy, Bellina, and Toto are off again.
A poem about a fairy tale journey to find the mythical Jumblies.
The wind pays visit to the speaker, bringing thoughts of life and death.
Grandfather Frog didn’t believe the young animals, so he conducted an experiment and found they were correct. The Smiling Pool was receding.
Du Bois explains and presents the Sorrow Songs of the olden days.
The traveler is drawn to the beauty of Florida.
The Toyman makes the three children whistles from a weeping willow and they serve as a bird call for Orioles.
As the Ghost catches speed, propelled by the trade winds, Hump takes in the natural beauty of the ocean. Captain Larsen explains more of his philosophy on life to Hump.
Lady Muriel and the Earl discuss the weight of tea.
Mary awakens to hear Colin screaming and throwing a tantrum from inside his room. She is summoned to his room and scolds him for screaming. She tells him that she hates him and he should go on screaming forever. She then looks at his back claiming that there is nothing wrong with it. Colin realizes for the first time that his affliction is largely in his head.
A story of a girl who marries a black bull after jesting about it to her sister. However the bull takes the form of a prince and they live happily ever after.
David spends time with Miss Dartle and Mrs. Steerforth, who is alarmed by her son's prolonged absence.
A rundown of the terms and sayings that are commonly used by the cadets at West Point.
Jim Hawkins starts his tale of an island. An old imposing sailor stays at Jim’s father’s inn and terrorizes the other inhabitants. He warns Jim about a one-legged sailor whom he fears and threatens Dr. Livesey with a knife.
The narrator describes “The Club.”
"Ah, yes, ‘t is sweet still to remember,"
A brother and sister forsake their younger brother, who turns into a wolf.
Mercutio confronts Romeo about his disappearance the previous night. Romeo sends a message to Juliet by way of her nurse.
Huck hides the money in the deceased man's coffin, only to have it sealed by the undertaker before can remove it. The dauphin questions Huck about the missing money.