breach by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882) was among the most popular American poets of the nineteenth century, celebrated for his lengthy narrative poems like *The Song of Hiawatha* and *Evangeline*, as well as for his shorter lyrical pieces. He wrote during times of deep personal sorrow, including the loss of his first wife and the tragic, accidental death of his second wife in a fire in 1861. This personal history profoundly influenced much of his later poetry, infusing it with themes of loss, resilience, and the passage of time. A poem titled "breach" fits well within that emotional framework, but without the complete text, we can't pinpoint the specific historical context it addresses.