This is the forest primeval. The murmuring pines and the hemlocks, Bearded with moss… — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
This is the forest primeval. The murmuring pines and the hemlocks, Bearded with moss, and in garments green, indistinct in the twilight, Stand like Druids of eld, with voices sad and prophetic.
1847
★ 3.5Provenance
Current citation
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. "Evangeline, A Tale of Acadie." Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Poems and Other Writings, edited by J. D. McClatchy. Library of America, 2000, prologue.
Original citation
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. Evangeline, A Tale of Acadie. Boston: William D. Ticknor & Co., 1847, prologue.