The Russellville Democrat., 1882-04-06
The Departed Poet.
Mashington post.

strong and sinewy mind, and had great local reputation as q lawyer; he was also q representative III Con gress in 1922. His mother Zilpah Wadsworth, was the daughter of a distinguished revolutionary officer and of her it was said: "She per formed her part in life bravely;" and both of the parents of the poet lived to see the place of honor Tn Amcri- can literature filled by their gifted son.
 At the age of fourteen he entered Bowdoln College, whence he was graduated four years later. He gave early promise of the honorable lite rary career which he afterward so nobly fulfilled, and amos his earlier poems are the "Hymn ot the Mora yian Nuns" The Spirit of Poetry," Woods in Winter" and others which, first published in the ephcm cral pages of magazines. have since won more enduring place in litera turc. Upon his graduation as second in class of thirty seven, he was of. fered the chair of Modern Languages and Literature in Bowdoin College, with the privilege of spending some years abroad to fit him for it. In 1926 he sailed for Europe and spent nearly four years in France, Span, Italy, Germany, Scotland and Eng land, whence he returned with vast and well dlgested knowledge of for cign literature, and wonderful sweetness and flexibility of English verse. He entered upsn his profess orship at Bowdoin in 1880, and held it for five years. during which time his reputation made great strides. 1t waS at this tune that he published hls famous translation of "Coplas de Manrique," and "Outre-mer," be sides some important contributions to the North American Review. In 63j he was appointed to the chair of modern languages and belies let tres aS Harvard, and afte: passing another year in foreign travel, he entered upon the duties of his beau tiful and picturesque old house at i Cambridge, known as Washington headquarters, where the remainder of his life was spent. For seventeen years he held his professorship, but Tn 1851 he resigned it, and devoted ali the energies of his fife to the pro ductlon of the enduring works that survive him. The complete list of his works is as follows; "Hyperon," l830; "Voices of the Night lS39; Ballads and other Poems" ," 1S4l; "Poems on Slavery" 1872, "Thc Spanish Student" lS43; Poets and Poetry of Europe" lS45; "The Bel fry of Bruges and other Poems 1916: "Eyangcline," l847; "Kaya- nagh, a novel. 1S49; Seaside and Preside" 1850; "The Golden Le gend," 1851; The Courtship of Miles Standish," 1858; "Tales of Wayside Inn,' 1863; "Fower de Luce," 1866; New England Tragc. dles," 1868; "Translaoion of Dante" in three volumes, 1S67-iS70; "The Divine Tragedy" 1871; "Aftcrmath, 1873; Hanging of The Crane" 1874, "Morituri Srlutamus," 1875, for the tiflielh celebration of the class of 1925 at Bowdoin; Birds of Passage" 1876; "Kiramos," 1877, and many short ,translations and sonncts, his last poem having ap- peared in the Century for February.
 In Septem Der, 1881, Mr. Longfel- low married Mary $. Potter, of Port
 land. His second wife was Francis Elizabeth Appleton, of Boston, whom he married in 1S43. She was burned to death by her clothing taking fire while she was using sealing wax and q candle in making some Christmas gifts for her children. Mr Longtel
 low never recoYcre from this blow. He sad once to friend that he nev. CT closed his eyes without seeing his wife in flame of fire, and that at the hour of death he expected to see her as an angel coming towards hm envcloped in gIoriied flames.
 Mir. Longfellow left one son, Mr, Ernest Longfellow, who is an artist of distinguished merit, and three daughters, two sf whom are married, ono to grandson of R. II. Dana.
 He, himself, gives their names Tn his tender line, The Childrcn's Hour,' Grave Alice and laughing Allegra and Edith, with golden hair" Oi
 Mr Lougfcllow's works it would be supertIuous 10 speak. It may be said, however, that the ustrc of his
 poetic genius obscured the merit of
 his prose writings. "kavanagh and "Cutre mer" are both written in . sty le that for force, dclcacy and I simplicity compare with the master. r pieces of English prose and are mod t els of pure and vigorous literary cX- , prcsson, Those who have rever 2 cnced him as q poet may find Q new r and keen enjoyment in thc study oi his half forgotten prose works.
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