Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1882-04-06

mer morning in July. 1898, in Cambridge,
as the poet sat between two windows at
small table, in . corner of his chamber. II
was a voice from .his inmost heart, and he
kept il unpublished long time it express
ed his own feelings at that time, when ~
covering from deep atfliction. and he hid
II in his own heart for many months. The
poem of the Reaper Death came without
effort, crystalllzed into his mind. The Light
OF the Stars was composed on a serene and
beautiful summer evening exactly sugges-
tive of the poem. The Wreck of the
Hesperus was written the night after yio-
lent storm had occurred. and as the poet sat
smoking his pipe the llesperus came sailing
into his mind he vent TO bed. but could
not sleep, and rose and wrote the celebrated
verses. 1t hardly caused him an effort. but
flowed on without let or hindrance. On a
summer afternoon IN 1919. as he was riding
on the beach. The skeleton in Armor rose.
as out Of the deep, before him. and would
not be laid. One of the best known Of all
Longtellows shorter poems Is Excelsior.
That one word happened to catch his eve.
one autumn evening in 1871 on a torn piece
Of newspaper, and straightway his magma
ton took fire at It. Taking up piece Of
paper, which happened to be the back of
letter received that day from Charles sum
ner, he crowded II with verses. As first
written down, Excelsior differs from the
perfected and published version. but it
shows A rush and a glow worthy Of il au-
thor. The story Of Evangeine vas frs,
suggested To Hawthorne by a friend who
wished him to found a romance on 1t.
Hawthorne did not quite coincide with the
tIau md ne bartl.I - 80 f,r,.,F.tI,,.
who IN It all the elements Of deep aud
tender idyl."
Ii would he quite within bounds To say
that the circulation Of Mr. l.ougCelIow's
writings has been numbered bs millions
Twenty -hye years ago IN 1857. the total
sales Of his works IN this country had reach
ed $4,000 copies. and eighteen different
English publishers were supplying the Eng
ll,h market with rival editions. The la>t
,wcn,, five year, have been frul,fu. wears,
for the most part, and new volumes have
been welcomed b, an always eager public,
vhIIc hs earlier writing, have kept their
place IN the popular regard. Translation,
OI his writings have also been made in Ger.
man, Swedish anil other European tongues,
and there y no INng poet Writing IN Ihr
English tongue whose fame may be soac
cupc., described n Worldwide as his
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