Long ‧ fel ‧ low, Hen ‧ ry Wads ‧ worth /ˈlɒŋfeləʊ $ ˈlɔːŋ-, ˈhenri ˈwɒdzwəθ $ -ˈwɑːdzwərθ/ BrE AmE
(1807–82) a popular US poet who is known especially for his long poems about US ↑ legend s (=old and popular stories of brave people, great events or adventures etc) . His best-known poems are The Song of Hiawatha , The Courtship of Miles Standish , Paul Revere's Ride , and The Wreck of the Hesperus . ⇨ ↑ Hiawatha