American poet. Extremely popular in the United States in his lifetime, his works include The Song of Hiawatha (1855) and a translation (1865–1867) of Dante’s The Divine Comedy. AQS on a 4.5 x 7 off-white sheet. Wadsworth writes a stanza from his Norse ballad, in full, “As with his wings aslant, Sails the fierce cormorant, Seeking some rocky haunt, With his prey laden, So toward the open main, Beating to sea again, Through the wild hurricane, Bore I the maiden.” Signed at the bottom “Henry W. Longfellow, June 1, 1865.” In fine condition. R&R COA.
