The Masque of Pandora

Pandora, Pandora, the first of her kind,
With a box full of evils untold,
Did open it wide, and let loose on mankind,
The sorrows that never grow old.

About Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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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