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though a short poem, in which the whole earth is
regarded as a huge burial ground. Lowell is inspired
by the great social questions, by the ideal life
of the New World, which he then animates in his
songs about freedom, about the bliss of a free and
contented noble life, and about the honor and beauty
of labor. Again and again I beg Mr. Downing to read
me that beautiful little poem, The Poor Man’s Son,
which charms me by its melody, by its impartial
spirit--which is moral melody--and by that cheerful
truth which it utters in the prospects for the poor
man’s son on the soil of the New World. Would that I
could translate for you that beautiful poem, and that
Mr. Downing could read it to you with his musical
voice. His little wife, Caroline, prefers reading
a poem called The Vision of Sir Launfal. Lowell’s
ideas are purely moral, and a deep vein of religious
feeling runs through them. One of his most beautiful
songs, in which burns a strong and noble patriotism,
is directed against a political measure in Congress
favorable to the maintenance of slavery in the United
States. By this and many anti-slavery songs this
young poet has taken his place among the leaders of
that great party in the country which calls itself
Abolitionist, and which insists upon the abolition
of slavery. Lowell’s verse reveals a true poetic
nature. He must express himself in verse;
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