“God sent his Singers upon earthWith songs of sadness and of mirth,That they might touch the hearts of men,And bring them back to heaven again.” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow The Singers The Singers, st. 1 (1849).
“But the great Master said, "I seeNo best in kind, but in degree;I gave a various gift to each,To charm, to strengthen, and to teach.” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow The Singers The Singers, st. 6.