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I Heard the Bells

Already enshrinedas America's poet and referred to as America'smost famous person, his...

Already enshrined
as America's poet and referred to as America's
most famous person, his works, well, have helped shape
the national character and its legacy

Full Transcript

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Already enshrined as America's poet
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and referred to as America's most famous person, his works,
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well, have helped shape the national character
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and its legacy.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:19:40
Uploaded
Apr 26, 2025
Genres
biography, drama, family
Production
Sight & Sound Theatres

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Movie Summary

The inspiring story behind the writing of the beloved Christmas carol and its author, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
The New York Evening Post casts Longfellow - I Heard the Bells 00:08
The New York Evening Post casts Longfellow
Like Thomas Paine of the Revolution, - I Heard the Bells 00:14
Like Thomas Paine of the Revolution,
It was reported that over 10,000 copies of his works - I Heard the Bells 00:14
It was reported that over 10,000 copies of his works
[LAUGHS] So who is this man? - I Heard the Bells 00:06
[LAUGHS] So who is this man?
He is New England's very own Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. - I Heard the Bells 00:08
He is New England's very own Henry Wadsworth Longfellow...
[APPLAUSE] - I Heard the Bells 00:09
[APPLAUSE]
Smile, nod. - I Heard the Bells 00:05
Smile, nod.
Cheer and calm the wildest woe and stay the bitterest tear. - I Heard the Bells 00:07
Cheer and calm the wildest woe and stay the bitterest tear.
But even Henry Longfellow cannot stay those bitter tears when it - I Heard the Bells 00:11
But even Henry Longfellow cannot stay those bitter tears whe...
Longfellow's poems on slavery have helped - I Heard the Bells 00:08
Longfellow's poems on slavery have helped
I have chosen one of these poems to be - I Heard the Bells 00:14
I have chosen one of these poems to be
Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Josiah Wilson. - I Heard the Bells 00:06
Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Josiah Wilson.
[CRASH] - I Heard the Bells 00:16
[CRASH]
The pages of thy book, I read. - I Heard the Bells 00:07
The pages of thy book, I read.
And as I closed each one, my heart, responding, - I Heard the Bells 00:12
And as I closed each one, my heart, responding,
Thy words are great and bold. - I Heard the Bells 00:06
Thy words are great and bold.
At times to me they seem like Luther's in the days of old, - I Heard the Bells 00:09
At times to me they seem like Luther's in the days of o...
[CHAINS RATTLING] - I Heard the Bells 00:20
[CHAINS RATTLING]
A voice is ever at thy side, speaking in tones of might - I Heard the Bells 00:17
A voice is ever at thy side, speaking in tones of might
And tell out this bloody tale. - I Heard the Bells 00:05
And tell out this bloody tale.