The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-16
AMERICAN BECAME
NOTED FRENCH POET
Stuart Merrill Born on Long
Island, but Paris AwOke
His Genius.
WAS SYMBOITST LEADER
Special Corrsspondsncs 10 THx suS.

brings to France its list OF her own
dead-"morts pour la patrie'-tho death
Of . poet. an American, who had made
France his home, was not allowed TO
pass unnoticed inc unlamented. The
Ft0aro "a . short obituary notice an
nouncing the death of stuart Merrill sud
denly. az Versailles, ut the ~ OF 81.
Born on Long Island. he came TO
Paris ct ri early age. and attended the
condorcet High School. returning to
America. where he made his debut as IA
poet and socialist propaganda. He re-
turned TO Paris and took a leading part
In the SyInbolist movement.
Anatole France has said OF i'm: Hi
msEnincence is all for the ear. 1t IL
married by the usual trait Of the de-
cadent poets. ALTERATION. Like Nerlaine.
he obtains his effects by repetition Of
sounds. lie has obtained some curious
effects by no means always uncouth.'
Hts chief works are The Scales"
"Pastelx en- Prose" Little Poems OF
Autumn Poems" and The Four Sea
sons
Other papers spoke Of his personality,
telling o he would reply when 1t was
suggested that he was the right man
to translate the genius Of vigorous II
active America into the French an
guAss
But | am 50 little American You
can see that for yourself"
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