Whittier, the Poet.
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The Harrisburg Union pays the proper
compliment to John G. Whittier, whom
we have long regarded as one Of the best
of living poets:


"No young writer in America has pro-
duced more thrilling emanations of poetic
genius than Mr.. Whittier. He has enrich
ed our literature with numerous fine COM
positions in prose; also, as well as verse;
and his fame is sufIicle ntly loud to be
heard by the humber classes, which is
more than can be said of some self-adver-
tising bardlings Of the day, who force
themselves into temporary fashion, but.
not into fame. The reason, we apprehend,
why Mr.. Whittier is not more generally
brought forward as the very prince of
American poets, is, tina! his modestv is
fully equal to his merit, and the world
seems reluctant to meet any body half
way"