Rufus Wilmot Griswold Poets and Poetry of America

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Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. This book is designed to exhibit the progress and condition of Poetry in the United States. It contains selections from a large number of authors, all of whom have lived in the brief period which has elapsed since the establishment of the national government. Considering the youth of the country, and the many circumstances which have had a tendency to retard the advancement of letters here, it Speaks well for the past and present, and cheeringly for the future. Although America has produced many eminent scholars and writers, we. Have yet but the beginning of a National Literature. Edwards and marsh.