The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-04-07

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A0eas r. nes iauen upon Amefscsa -
kSeasure Ono o. our Greatest, most admdreo
% Oess s0voo Posss, nenty ". Loneienows
1as passed away q sne ripe age OF seventy.
aye, ana m ns oeat wnacn cannot De calico
unttmely' ior ne ma nnisned his WORK and his
lane Va essaenenso, tnas country VII SIN,
eefely mourn N soss q IN accompanied ana
lovacie gensaexl.A. : nPo ma veFsenle aeeqA-s
n, and Qaeeiui ana Tenned roess wnOss
poems uU nunQseetaonaoV oecomer eaaesas
and stand - m0oels o. pure ana elegant En-
gtlsG Az T l. IT ~
Henry WadsWoftA LongfeHow vas b0fh q
Portland Ne, February ~, iSV1, ana va
graduated as bowdom college I'm 1910. Dur-
Ing his collegiate career he showed unmis'
taxable signs OF poetic talent he AZ nrst en-
tered his fathers ohce to study law, out sooa
abandoned It to take TIP Rpfeseo5nnY g,
Modern Languages ana 1dtefatrfe tnboE
Win the privilege OF going abrosd lor pur
poses q ;sfpdE. re was absent IN Europe
tnfee yeae6 and sRen his return nned me-
.rodessof's cnar nve years. During this time
ne wrote several brief fugitive Poems, and
.lso puoilsnea aus Ouszs Aer. y In lhp ~
succeeuqo Z NJ. Iicxnof % Professor OF Modern
L.a ano' behes-Lettres At Harvaf0
On,serslsy, ana held the position until lSSA,
ser'ealne THESE jean VITA spiendh proofs OF
~. scno'.,solp ana poeticai genius, and great
INCREASING tne oienafy lot American lettefsl
~ nome .no aoload. 20 that ne ultimately 70
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s" s 4....' w 1es Ueausl.l "'o nouse iamIafy
s Snsn !. "s.mng.ons nes3quai,ers, wnlcnl
= II. .Ss. n . .Is h's!y Mec1 q tnls ccunsy.
~ '.a' qule' .no cnafming nome' LOOKING
CSs .Pv- k.os..l l.~ns sno gardens Ano
su.u ~ s,An' el"s, ne ms passed nus Gays
H.. rs ~ oA.'on1 VISITS 70 huiope;
49, - "eys ioceneu wiz spec.4
~ ..s o% Ioo.s' wnefe MS senl.
r. t e..s ~. ~" ~ ss ul''eu NC .oc7lseu
$500 ~. 49, 1891 ~ ses M"' u
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~. ..oSe 'olulnes y, POEMS .nicn from sl"e 70
.A0 ne'o :us.1su w Soun nen .no
s....,, 81 u 'uen,
oeeus. .l ..1as eacn new one wiz eau up
=. . ~ suso..s'' rla'm,ng us eAcenence over
~ . y.n a1e ns' ., '1e more ilnportant u
,..;on rSo,>. Up NC MAuq a,Sa-, aa1s-
1n ~, Oa.1f ner 'io'V, ny
,aoon . DI"'' VOICES Q. 'ne Nl9nt
y. x.syoy, oal,sus anu otner roens liofili
&C.,. 1oelns ON n,asely tio4sl ,..Ine SpanlsnS
o'uoent lio4o), foets ana foetry OF Eu-
rope llo4o)i Inc benry OF Bruges QS46);
vanseune llo4O; Aavanagn," tale
xho19, seaside ana fireside (lS5O);
Inc Soioen Legend QSSD; The song b
Q. aaWatna QssO; The Courtship
OF Mhes Standish (lS5S); "Tales OF
: "ays'de Inn" t1S6S; Flower do
Luce tlS6O; Tho New England
Tragedies uSoe); The, Divine Tn&-
coy (lS12); Aftermath (lS74}; and
Inc Hanging OF the Crane QSsD. Among
his great translations Is that Of Dante's
O1vina Commedts into verse, which 10
everywhere recognized q model translation.
As poet Mr.. 1ongfellow was peculiarly re-