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Thomas Wentworth Higginson, John Greenleaf Whittier, Chapter 1: childhood (search)
story of trash. The lives of Franklin and of Penn, Of Fox and Scott, all worthy men. The life of Burroughs, too, I've read, As big a rogue as e'er was made. And Tufts, too, though I will be civil, Worse than an incarnate devil. Now the lives of George Burroughs and Henry Tufts were the Gil Bias and even the Guzman d'alfarachHenry Tufts were the Gil Bias and even the Guzman d'alfarache of the New England readers of a hundred years ago; the former having gone through many editions, while the latter — by far the wittier and wickeder of the two--was suppressed by the Tufts family, and not more than half a dozen copies are known to exist. Without it the entire life of the revolutionary period cannot be understood,comprehend the breadth and toleration of Whittier's nature, and especially the sense of humour which relieved it, when he gives a characterisation of Burroughs and Tufts that shows him to have read their memoirs. For other books he borrowed what he could find, especially books of tragedy, of which he was always fond; and some we
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, John Greenleaf Whittier, Chapter 8: personal qualities (search)
nimal had spoken? The element of humour, which early showed itself in Whittier, was undoubtedly one influence which counteracted whatever element of narrowness was to be derived from his Quaker training. One sees how a fine mind may be limited in influence through the want of humour when considering such a case as that of the Rev. Dr. William Ellery Channing, for instance, whose writings, otherwise powerful, have gradually diminished in influence through such a deficiency. Possibly even Tufts and Burroughs may have been in some degree useful in their post-mortem career, by helping to cultivate this trait in the young poet. That he read Sterne and Swift with enjoyment, we know. There is little evidence, however, that his early writings showed any trace of this gift. The dozen poems which he had written at eighteen, and the ninety-six printed within two years (1827-28) in the Haverhill Gazette alone, were apparently quite serious and sometimes solemn. Exile, Benevolence, Ocea
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, John Greenleaf Whittier, Index. (search)
me of, 127, 128, 179. Thayer, Abijah W., 27, 42, 88; tries to publish Whittier's poems, 29; Whittier's letter to, 32, 33; supports Whittier, 41. Thayer, Professor James B., 88. Thomas, Judge, 137, 138. Thompson, George, 62, 65; comes to America, 57; encounter with mobs, 58-61; writes about adventures, 61. Thoreau, Henry D., 173. Thurston, David, 53. Torre Pellice, Piemont, Italy, 167. Tremont House, Boston, 59. Trumbull, Governor, John, 51. Tuckerman, Henry T., 109. Tufts, Henry, 18, 103. Tyson, Elisha, 49. U. Underwood, Francis H., his Whittier, quoted, 29-32,58-61. United States, 100; Supreme Bench of, 181. United States Senate, 44; Sumner elected to, 45. V. Van Buren, Martin, 68. Vaudois Teacher, the, 166-168. Ventura, Father, 88. Vere, Aubrey de, 36. Vermont, 35. Villager, the, 87. Virginia, 157. W. Waldensian Synod, 166. Ward, Mrs. E. S. P., acquaintance with Whittier, 112. Wardwell, Lydia, 85. Warner, C. D., 178. Was