| American literature - 1885 - 994 pages
...of " one that loved his fellowmen." In their opinion a grace is added to his poetry by the avowal, " I set a higher value on my name as appended to the...AntiSlavery Declaration of 1833, than on the titlepage of my book." Our eldest living poet, then, is canonized already by his people as one who left to silence... | |
| 1874 - 752 pages
...insensible to literary reputation ; I love perhaps too well the praise and good-will of my fellow-men ; but I set a higher value on my name as appended to the...Declaration of 1833 than on the title-page of any book," a statement which has its explanation not in any vainglorious pride of association with a historic... | |
| Samuel Eliot - United States - 1876 - 542 pages
...time, it must be forever memorable in our history. The poet Whittier said, thirty years afterwards, " I set a higher value on my name as appended to the anti-slavery declaration of 1833 than on the title page of any book." The abolitionists were soon beset. Men pointed araon" at tnem as if they were... | |
| Samuel Eliot - United States - 1876 - 538 pages
...time, it must be forever memorable in our history. The poet Whittier said, thirty years afterwards, u I set a higher value on my name as appended to the anti-slavery declaration of 1833 than on the title page of any book." The abolitionists were soon beset. Men pointed among at tnem as ^ tnev were... | |
| Oliver Johnson - Abolitionists - 1879 - 458 pages
...and good-will of my fellow-men; but I set a higher value on my name as appended to that Declaration than on the title-page of any book. Looking over a life marked with many errors and shortcomings, I rejoice that I have been able to maintain the pledge of that signature,... | |
| Oliver Johnson - Abolitionists - 1881 - 514 pages
...and good-will of my fellow-meu ; but I set a higher value on my name as appended to that Declaration than on the title-page of any book. Looking over a life marked with many errors and shortcomings, I rejoice that I have been able to maintain the pledge of that signature,... | |
| William Sloane Kennedy - 1882 - 324 pages
...insensible to literary reputation; I love, perhaps too well, the praise and good-will of my fellow-men; but I set a higher value on my name as appended to the...Declaration of 1833 than on the title-page of any book." 'In his earlier years our poet was wholly ignorant of the fact that an artist should love beauty for... | |
| Charles Francis Richardson - American literature - 1883 - 170 pages
...act he has said that, though not insensible to literary reputation, he set a higher value on his " name as appended to the Antislavery Declaration of 1833 than on the title-page of any book." Legends of New England (\%T,\) was the title of his first collection of poems, but after that and throughout... | |
| Children's literature, American - 1884 - 530 pages
...gifts. Still so devoted to principle is he, so brightly yet flames the early fires, that he says, " I set a higher value on my name as appended to the Anti-Slavery Declaration of 1833, than on the title page of any book." Thirty-six different volumes have been issued of Mr. Whittier's work; among... | |
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