The Descent of the Muses

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The Descent of the Muses by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Nine sisters, beautiful in form and face,
&nbsp Came from their convent on the shining heights
&nbsp Of Pierus, the mountain of delights,
&nbsp To dwell among the people at its base.
Then seemed the world to change. All time and space,
&nbsp Splendor of cloudless days and starry nights,
&nbsp And men and manners, and all sounds and sights,
&nbsp Had a new meaning, a diviner grace.
Proud were these sisters, but were not too proud
&nbsp To teach in schools of little country towns
&nbsp Science and song, and all the arts that please;
So that while housewives span, and farmers ploughed,
&nbsp Their comely daughters, clad in homespun gowns,
&nbsp Learned the sweet songs of the Pierides.

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