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Who will write the anthems for our children
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I Heard the Bells

Who will write theanthems for our children and their children?

Who will write the
anthems for our children and their children?

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Who will write the anthems for our children
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and their children?
Duration
5 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:55
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.
Frances Appleton Longfellow, artist extraordinaire! - I Heard the Bells 00:06
Frances Appleton Longfellow, artist extraordinaire!
I like my place in this world, tying your ties, - I Heard the Bells 00:13
I like my place in this world, tying your ties,
I'm hungry, and I want you to take me to a lovely banquet. - I Heard the Bells 00:07
I'm hungry, and I want you to take me to a lovely banqu...
Ye are better than all the ballads - I Heard the Bells 00:11
Ye are better than all the ballads
Ye are sweet, but we are late, so don't forget your coat. - I Heard the Bells 00:07
Ye are sweet, but we are late, so don't forget your coa...
And all this time I thought I was - I Heard the Bells 00:06
And all this time I thought I was
And indeed she has since forgiven me - I Heard the Bells 00:06
And indeed she has since forgiven me
Yes, I will write a fictional account of a factual maiden. - I Heard the Bells 00:05
Yes, I will write a fictional account of a factual maiden.
Thank you for inspiring me, Mr. Longfellow. - I Heard the Bells 00:05
Thank you for inspiring me, Mr. Longfellow.
[LAUGHING] - I Heard the Bells 00:12
[LAUGHING]
Now as you return to your place at the table, - I Heard the Bells 00:10
Now as you return to your place at the table,
[APPLAUSE] - I Heard the Bells 00:10
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Chief among them a man who just five years ago lay near death - I Heard the Bells 00:09
Chief among them a man who just five years ago lay near deat...
Beaten with the cane of a slave-holding congressman, - I Heard the Bells 00:16
Beaten with the cane of a slave-holding congressman,
Ladies and gentlemen, Senator Charles Sumner. - I Heard the Bells 00:05
Ladies and gentlemen, Senator Charles Sumner.
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Already enshrined as America's poet - I Heard the Bells 00:15
Already enshrined as America's poet
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