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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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