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Ye are better than all the ballads
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I Heard the Bells

Ye are better thanall the ballads that ever were sung or said,for ye are living poems, and...

Ye are better than
all the ballads that ever were sung or said,
for ye are living poems, and all the rest are dead

Full Transcript

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Ye are better than all the ballads
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that ever were sung or said, for ye are living poems,
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and all the rest are dead.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
36
Timestamp in Movie
00:17:40
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.
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,
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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
[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...
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Smile, nod. - I Heard the Bells 00:05
Smile, nod.