Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Quotes about Youth

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Youth comes but once a life time. Perhaps, but it remains strong in many for their entire lives.

Youth comes but once a life time. Perhaps, but it remains strong in many for their entire lives.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Strong, Youth, Life Time

Maiden, that read'st this simple rhyme, Enjoy thy youth, it will not stay; Enjoy the fragrance of thy prime, For oh, it is not always May!

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Simple, May, Youth

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1871). “The Complete Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow”, p.216

Now to rivulets from the mountains Point the rods of fortune-tellers; Youth perpetual dwells in fountains, Not in flasks, and casks, and cellars.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Drinking, Mountain, Youth

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1849). “The Poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ; Complete in One Volume”, p.110

Youth wrenches the sceptre from old age, and sets the crown on its own head before it is entitled to it.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Age, Crowns, Youth

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1888). “Longfellow's Days: The Longfellow Prose Birthday Book : Extracts from the Journals and Letters of H. W. Longfellow”