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Excerpt from The Literary News, 1888, Vol. 9: A Monthly Journal of Current Literature
In 1831 Mr. Whittier entered the period of life during which he worked with the reformers and for which. Rather than for any literary achieve ment. He has expressed a wish to be remembered. But space forbids us following him through that stormy period. He was the secretary of the first anti-slavery convention. A signer of the Declara tion of Sentiments. And to quote Mr. Stedman's language. At an age when bardlings are making sonnets to a mistress's eyebrow, he was facing mobs at Plymouth. Boston. And Philadelphia. After seven or eight years of this stormy service. He settled down in Amesbury. Sending out as ever his prose and poetry to forward the cause. But now his humane and fervent motives were understood even by his opponents and the sweetness of his rural lyrics and idyls had testified for him asa poet. After the war. Garrison at last crowned with honor. And rejoicing in the consummation of his work - was seldom heard. Whittier in his hermitage. The resort of many pilgrims. Has steadily renewed his song. While chanting in behalf of every patriotic or humane efi'ort of his time. He has been the truest singer of our homestead and way-side life, and has ren dered all the legends of his region into familiar verse. The habit of his youth has clung to him. And he often misses. In his too facile rhyme and rhythm. The graces. The studied excellence of modern work. But in all. As we have seen. And more than others, he has read the heart of New England. And expressed the convictions of New England at her height of moral supre macy - the distinctive enjoyment of which. In view of the growth of the Union. And the spread of her broods throughout its territory. May not occur again.
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