Saint Augustine! well hast thou said,
That of our vices we can frame
A ladder, if we but ascend,
Steps of repentance, and of pain.
That of our vices we can frame
A ladder, if we but ascend,
Steps of repentance, and of pain.
American poet and educator whose works include "Paul Revere's Ride" and "The Song of Hiawatha." One of the most popular American poets of the 19th century.
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