«Sit in reverie and watch the changing color of the waves that break upon the idle seashore of the mind.»

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow*

* (Portland, Maine, U.S. 27-Feb-1807 / Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. 24-Mar-1882).
Poet and educator. Longfellow wrote predominantly lyric poems, known for their musicality and often presenting stories of mythology and legend. He became the most popular American poet of his day and also had success overseas. He has been criticized, however, for imitating European styles and writing specifically for the masses.