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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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