To watch in HD, get ClipCafe PRO
I was offered a professorship of modern languages
Please log in to add to collections.
I Heard the Bells

I was offered a professorshipof modern languages from Harvard, with thestipulation that I...

I was offered a professorship
of modern languages from Harvard, with the
stipulation that I spend a year of study in Europe

Full Transcript

00:00:01.000 --> 00:00:03.437
I was offered a professorship of modern languages
00:00:03.481 --> 00:00:06.745
from Harvard, with the stipulation that I spend
00:00:06.788 --> 00:00:07.789
a year of study in Europe.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
01:29:54
Uploaded
Apr 26, 2025
Genres
biography, drama, family
Production
Sight & Sound Theatres

Want This Clip in HD?

Upgrade for HD/4K downloads and unlimited access. Upgrade now →

Movie Summary

The inspiring story behind the writing of the beloved Christmas carol and its author, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
Mary was six months pregnant when my ambition took her - I Heard the Bells 00:06
Mary was six months pregnant when my ambition took her
The child had a brief existence, born only to be buried. - I Heard the Bells 00:07
The child had a brief existence, born only to be buried.
I never blamed God for their deaths. - I Heard the Bells 00:06
I never blamed God for their deaths.
And even when Fanny and I lost our daughter to illness, - I Heard the Bells 00:08
And even when Fanny and I lost our daughter to illness,
What is a man to believe? - I Heard the Bells 00:05
What is a man to believe?
When Fanny was alive, my faith was alive. - I Heard the Bells 00:06
When Fanny was alive, my faith was alive.
Henry, Fanny passed from this Earth, yes, - I Heard the Bells 00:12
Henry, Fanny passed from this Earth, yes,
They are both very much alive. - I Heard the Bells 00:06
They are both very much alive.
Is it Christmas now, Papa? - I Heard the Bells 00:07
Is it Christmas now, Papa?
[WHISPERING] Not until we hear the bells. - I Heard the Bells 00:05
[WHISPERING] Not until we hear the bells.
[CHURCH BELLS RINGING] - I Heard the Bells 00:05
[CHURCH BELLS RINGING]
I heard the bells on Christmas Day. - I Heard the Bells 00:05
I heard the bells on Christmas Day.
[MUSIC PLAYING] - I Heard the Bells 00:12
[MUSIC PLAYING]
Of peace on Earth, goodwill to men. - I Heard the Bells 00:06
Of peace on Earth, goodwill to men.
[MUTTERING] Ringing, singing. - I Heard the Bells 00:12
[MUTTERING] Ringing, singing.
[PAPER CRUMBLING] - I Heard the Bells 00:05
[PAPER CRUMBLING]
But there is-- - I Heard the Bells 00:06
But there is--
[SHOUTING] - I Heard the Bells 00:06
[SHOUTING]
[VOICEOVER] I will never write again. - I Heard the Bells 00:05
[VOICEOVER] I will never write again.
And in despair, I bowed my head. - I Heard the Bells 00:10
And in despair, I bowed my head.