The complete writings of Walt Whitman . will be assignd themon that great roster of geniuses and genius whichcan only be finishd by the slow but sure balancingof the centuries with their ample average — I ofcourse cannot tell. But as we know him, from hisrecorded utterances, and after nearly one century,and its diligence of collections, songs, letters, anec-dotes, presenting the figure of the canny Scotchmanin a fullness and detail wonderfully complete, andthe lines mainly by his own hand, he forms to-day,in some respects, the most interesting personalityamong singers. Then there are many thin
The complete writings of Walt Whitman . will be assignd themon that great roster of geniuses and genius whichcan only be finishd by the slow but sure balancingof the centuries with their ample average — I ofcourse cannot tell. But as we know him, from hisrecorded utterances, and after nearly one century,and its diligence of collections, songs, letters, anec-dotes, presenting the figure of the canny Scotchmanin a fullness and detail wonderfully complete, andthe lines mainly by his own hand, he forms to-day,in some respects, the most interesting personalityamong singers. Then there are many things inBurnss poems and character that specially endearhim to America. He was essentially a Republican —would have been at home in the Western UnitedStates, and probably become eminent there. Hewas an average sample of the good-natured, warm-blooded, proud-spirited, amative, alimentive, con-vivial, young and early-middle-aged man of thedecent-born middle classes everywhere and any-how. Without the race of which he is a distinct [128]. Hobr^t Burns as Ipoet anb person future will decide about Robert Burnsa what place will be assignd them of geniuses and genius the, slow but sure balancing JtiooertB,urns . ^ From dffioW^Mph oflhepainHn^ by Kramer ^ I But as we know him, from hises, and after nearly one century,. of collections, songs, letters, anec- the figure of the canny Scotchmanaiiu detail wonderfully complete, andt iinly by his own hand, he forms to-day, in some the most i rsonality a Then there ai hings in B and character that liiy endear him to Ai ..i. He was essentially a Republican —..» ..«tc been at home in the Western United nd probably become eminent there. Hevs sample of the good-natured, warm- b 1, proud-spirited, amative, nlimentive, con- and early-middle-aged man of thei! everywhere and any- how. Without the race of which he is a distinct
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