Show lon longfellow 0 fellow cherished laborers compliment when henry longfellow was departing from an audience with queen victoria he was accosted by a workingman who said please your honor and are you mr longfellow 1 I am replied the poet and did you write the psalm of life the in man an asked 1 I did answered longfellow then sir would you take a workingman by the hand instantly the poet gave his admirer a warm handclasp telling of the incident later longfellow said 1 I never in my life received a compliment that gave me greater satisfaction |