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Summary, ‘The Village Blacksmith’, written by Longfellow, presents the life and work of a blacksmith. He works hard, and leads a respectable life. The village smithy is situated, under a chestnut tree. The smith looks the whole world in, , | the face because he is honest. He does not owe anyone, anything. The children enjoy watching his work. On Sundays he goes to church and sits among his sons listening