Henry Wadsworth Longfellow quote: Wisely the Hebrews admit no Present tense in their language;While we are speaking the word, it is is already the ...

Wisely the Hebrews admit no Present tense in their language;While we are speaking the word, it is is already the Past.

~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ~

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