The Song of Higher-Water (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Song of Higher-WaterThere is no offence in this bit of trochean verse, not the least in the world. That it is "after" Hiawatha, by Longfellow, is apparent enough, as a matter of fact, just three days after, that length of time having intervened between the appearance of that charming and popular poem, and the reading of this production to some of the author's friends. The idea of ridiculing or caricaturing Mr. Longfellow is too inconsequent and unjust an inference to require formal refutation. That gentleman is far above the reach of such ill-natured assaults.The suggestion propter hoc, the intentional imitation, is admitted. The writer, then residing in Cincinnati, the locality of the events related, was suddenly struck with the subject, and, already afloat upon the rhythmical flow of the Hiawathian verse, his noughts yielded to the alluring current and took "the form and pressure" of the occasion, so far, at least, following Mr. Longfellow's happy lead.Ils le suivirent toujours, Tant qu' il marcha devant.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.