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17 December 1807 – 7 September 1892

An American Quaker poet and advocate of the abolition of slavery in the United States. Frequently listed as one of the <i>Fireside Poets</i>, he was influenced by the Scottish poet Robert Burns (<a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Greenleaf_Whittier>Wikipedia</a>).

27 February 1807 – 24 March 1882

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was an American poet and educator. His original works include the poems "Paul Revere's Ride", "The Song of Hiawatha", and "Evangeline". He was the first American to completely translate Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy and was one of the fireside poets from New England.

1819 – 1891