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 | | His books were bestsellers, achieving fame both in the United States and abroad. |
 | | His poems created and popularized American mythology: Evangeline in the forest primeval, Hiawatha by the shores of Gitchee Gumee, the midnight ride of Paul Revere, the wreck of the schooner Hesperus, the village flsmith under the spreading chestnut tree, the strange courtship of Miles Standish, and many more. |
 | | Phrases from his poems have become part of our national culture: "ships that pass in the night," "into each life some rain must fall," "the mills of God grind slowly," and "the patter of little feet" are a few examples. |
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