Definition of elegy. plural. elegies. 1 : a poem in elegiac couplets. 2a : a song or poem expressing sorrow or lamentation especially for one who is deadb : something (as a speech) resembling such a song or poem. 3a : a pensive or reflective poem that is usually nostalgic or melancholyb : a short pensive musical composition.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (February 27, 1807 â March 24, 1882) was an American poet and educator whose works include  Paul Revere's Ride , The Song of Hiawatha, and Evangeline. He was also the first American to translate Dante Alighieri 's The Divine Comedy, and was one of the five Fireside Poets.
Like a trellis, Henryâs Method for Prayer helps us to grow up in a Godward direction, not only to think more biblically, but to pray more biblically as well. Michael Horton. Westminster Seminary California. Matthew Henry is a treasured gift to the church who speaks to all generations in all places. To sit at his feet is to be served a rich banquet. To study his âMethod for Prayerâ is to drink from a deep artesian well. Wise is the one who plunges themselves into this storehouse of truth.