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'''Henry Wadsworth Longfellow''' was an [[American]] poet. | {{wikipediainfo}} | ||
'''Henry Wadsworth Longfellow''' was an [[American]] [[poet]]. | |||
The [[Sixth Doctor]] mentioned him just by surname and defined him a "primitive American versemaker", after having declaimed verses from | The [[Sixth Doctor]] mentioned him just by surname and defined him a "primitive American versemaker", after having declaimed verses from his 1841 published work {{wi|Excelsior (Longfellow)|Excelsior}} while on the asteroid [[Titan III]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Twin Dilemma (TV story)|The Twin Dilemma]]'') | ||
{{quote|The shades of night were falling fast, as through an alpine village passed, a youth, who bore midst snow and ice, a banner with a strange device.|verses | {{quote|The shades of night were falling fast, as through an alpine village passed, a youth, who bore midst snow and ice, a banner with a strange device.|verses from Longfellow's Excelsior quoted by the Doctor}} | ||
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[[Category:Writers from the real world]] | [[Category:Writers from the real world]] | ||
[[Category:Poets from the real world]] | [[Category:Poets from the real world]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:39, 19 July 2015
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was an American poet.
The Sixth Doctor mentioned him just by surname and defined him a "primitive American versemaker", after having declaimed verses from his 1841 published work Excelsior while on the asteroid Titan III. (TV: The Twin Dilemma)
The shades of night were falling fast, as through an alpine village passed, a youth, who bore midst snow and ice, a banner with a strange device.
