The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1882-04-07

Uc3<n ~ 40 A~<e Ao"e
great loss has fallen upon American ~. |
rrature. One 81 our greatest, most admired
and best loved poets. Henry W. Longfeiow,
has passed away q the ripe ngc Of seventy
ave. ana n HE death, which cannot be called
untimely, for he had finished HE work and HE
fame was established. this country will sin
ccrcly mourn the loss 81 m accomplished ana
lovatle gentleman. ripe and versatile scho''
ar, and graceful and refined poet, whose
poems will unquestionably become classic
and stand q models q pure and elegant En-
glish
Henry Wadsworth Lonefellow was born q
Portland. Me-. February 81, 1907, and va
graduated q BowdoIn College IN is2a Dur
ing his collegiate career he showed unmis-
taxable signs Of poetic talent. He at first en-
tered his fathers Office 70 study law, but soon
abandoned Il % take the Profcssorship Of
Modern Languages and Literature IN Bowdoin,
with the privilege Of going abroad for pur-
poses or study. He was absent IN Europe
three years, and upon his return hlled he
Professors chair five years. During this time
be wrote several brief fugitive pocms' and
also published his "Outre Mer" In $50 no
succeeded Mr.. Ticknor a. Professor OF Modern
Languages and Bellies Lettres 81 Harvard
University, and held the position until 1884,
enr.ching these years with splendid proofs o.
his scholarship and poetical genius, and great
" incre asing the dignity OF American letters
It home and abroad. 90 that he ultimately re-
ceiyed distinguished honors, not only from
Harvard, but from the great English UNIVERSE
ties Of Cambridge and Oxiori- which have
He resigned his Profcssorship 81 Harvard IN
1854, but continued 70 reside IN Cambridge ~
the quaint but beautiful old house Familiarity
known as Washington's headquarters, which
has been the literary Mecca Of this country
In that quiet and charming home, looking
out upon graceful lawns AMI gardens and
shadcd by giant elms, he has passed his days,
f, interrupted BY occasional visits % Europe,
where he was always received with special
honor. In the old rooms where his genial
| presence will now be sadly missed, be received
| his fr ends who locked 70 see him. dis
| pensed his graceful hospitality. and wrote
| those volumes Of poems which from time 70
| time have SO charmed his countrymcn and
/ the world And what list they make,
/ ana how beautiful all OF them afe-so
| beautiful that each new one will call up
| many advocates, claiming is excellence over
| the others The list Of the more important 4
AZ follows: "Coplas dc Manrique," trans
latIon (lS33); "Onter Mer" (ls35): :" Hy'
perion 4 QS39); "voiees Of the Night I
| (1s3N; "Ballads and Other Poems " Oo+D;
s.Poems Oh slavery " us42); "The Spanish
Student \ t1s43): Poets and Poetry % Eu
rome (1si1; The Belfry 81 Brnges lSi6)
.Eyanreline- (lsis); /. Kavanagh,r q taie
fiSigl .Scasidc and Preside (is5p,;
ssThe Golden Legend ussll The SINS ",
Of Hiawatha (ls55,; The Sourtshit
Of Niles Standish \ ISIS; Tales q
Wayside Inn" llsds Flower d'
Tragedies 1rr usss,: The Divine Trag
edyN us72,; aftermath lssN: anI
1.-The Hanging or the Crane (lS5f). Anon.
his great translations i that of Dante
.Diyina Commedia into verse. which \
everywhere recognized model translation
A. poet Mr.. Long GLOW va< peculiarly 70
markatle for the absolute purity, sweetness
refinement and melody Of bis verse. ne wa
N ouick sympathy with All that belongs Y
humanity. and. though rarely sound ng ~
great depths Of passion he swept every strin'
of beauty patllos and tenderness. and va
IRE -eminentiy the poet Of the home. In th
, whole range OF bis poetry there l. nothn
coarse nothing bitter. nothing that does no
attract the reader 20 him aud make him bette
for the reading. lie has not left line whic
Ne could wish unwrittcn. H. was master Z
, | beauty. The Titanamongpocts. and especial
the master Of the finer and tcnderer emotion
II tie heart and FOR this reason hcappcalci
fhe hearts Or ali and entered the circle ~ ever
| American home as a welcome and hpnore
| guest. II Is impossible AZ this time and
this lace 10 do iull justice 20 the ncmut
, and the works u the great poet: u !. oul
TIE ead duty Of the newspaper ehronlcier
announce the tidngs of his death. which VI
. bring sorrow into many homes. and 20 moui
Tie loss Of % honorci and rcxered name
. The world OF American literature. leaving
others not engaged IN the press ana wnifi
need Of honor due 70 the poet. ---Chi,dyo III