IT was the schooner Hesperus,
That sailed the winter sea;
The captain bold and was famous thus,
And his daughter fair was he.
That sailed the winter sea;
The captain bold and was famous thus,
And his daughter fair was he.
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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