Who said “All things must change to something new, to something strange.”?

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceKéramos, st. 3. Cf. The Tempest, act 1, sc. 2

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Longfellow, H. W. (n.d.). All things must change to something new, to something strange. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/9216-all-things-must-change-to-something-new-to/

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Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. “All things must change to something new, to something strange.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/9216-all-things-must-change-to-something-new-to/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. “All things must change to something new, to something strange.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/9216-all-things-must-change-to-something-new-to/.

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