When Longfellow was received by Queen Victoria, in 1868, she noticed the servants scuffling to get a glimpse of him. To her amazement, they all knew his poetry. No other visitor had provoked “so peculiar an interest,” she noted. “Such poets wear a crown that is imperishable.”
Wednesday, June 17, 2020
Such poets wear a crown that is imperishable
A lovely story. From What Is There to Love About Longfellow? by James Marcus.
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