H. LUDWIG, PRINTER, 72, Vesey-st. N. Y.

THE

POETS OF AMERICA:

ILLUSTRATED

BY ONE OF HER PAINTERS.

"The world is full of Poetry. Its words
Are few, but deep and solemn; and they break
Fresh from the fount of feeling."- Percival.

EDITED BY JOHN KEESE.

NEW YORK:

PUBLISHED BY S. COLMAN,

VIII ASTOR HOUSE.

1840.

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HARVAND COLLEGE

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By S. COLMAN,

in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Southern Dis-
trict of New-York.

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