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Title: Home school of American literature:
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: Birdsall, William Wilfred, 1854-1909, (from old catalog) comp. and ed Jones, Rufus Matthew, 1863- (from old catalog) joint comp. and ed
Subjects: American literature English literature
Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa., Elliott publishing co
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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of writers, of which Emerson was the prophet and leader. This poem, whilefaulty, contained much sharp wit and an occasional burst of feeling which por-tended future prominence for its author. Two years later, in 1841, the first volume of Lowells verse appeared, entitledA Years Life. This production was so different from that referred to above thatcritics would have regarded it as emanating from an entirely different mind had notthe same name been attached to both. It illustrated entirely different feelings,thoughts and habits, evinced a complete change of heart and an entire revolution inhis mode of thinking. His observing and suggestive imagination had caught thetone and spirit of the new and mystical philosophy, which his first publication hadridiculed. Henceforth, he aimed to make Nature the representative and ministerof his feelings and desires. Lowell was not alone, however, in showing how capri-cious a young authors character may be. A notable parallel is found in the great 100
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JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL. 101 Englishman, Carlyle whose Life of Schiller and his Sator Resartus, areequally as unlike himself as were Lowells first two publications. In 1844, cameanother volume of poems, manifesting a still further mark of advancement. Thelongest in this collection— The Legend of Brittany —is,,in imagination and artis-tic finish, one of his best and secured the first general consent for the authorsadmission into the company of men of genius. During this same year (1844) Mr. Lowell married the poetess, Maria White, anardent Abolitionist, whose anti-slavery convictions influenced his after career. Twoof Mrs. Lowells poems, The Alpine Sheep and the Morning Glory areespecially popular. Lowell was devotedly attached to his singularly beautiful and

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