Literary New York . andrivalling one another in their show ofpatriotism. Tempted into Gamesbookstore by the display of volumes,he chanced upon a friend who calledhim by name. And old Hugh Gaine,turning slowly about at the sound of Literary New Yurk a name he knew so well, stared at theenemy he had never seen : Is your name Freneau ? heasked. And the poet answered : Yes, Philip Freneau. For just a moment the booksellerhesitated, then said : 1 want to shake your hand ; youhave given me and my friend Riving-ton a lasting reputation. It was in one of these very book-stores that Freneau met Lindley
Literary New York . andrivalling one another in their show ofpatriotism. Tempted into Gamesbookstore by the display of volumes,he chanced upon a friend who calledhim by name. And old Hugh Gaine,turning slowly about at the sound of Literary New Yurk a name he knew so well, stared at theenemy he had never seen : Is your name Freneau ? heasked. And the poet answered : Yes, Philip Freneau. For just a moment the booksellerhesitated, then said : 1 want to shake your hand ; youhave given me and my friend Riving-ton a lasting reputation. It was in one of these very book-stores that Freneau met Lindley Mur-ray in the year after the peace wasdeclared. From their first meetingthe two were friends. Murray hadaccumulated a fortune as a salt mer-chant on Long Island during theBritish occupation. Strong patriotas Freneau was, he was attracted tothe son at first through the memoryof the parent, for it was Lindley Mur-rays mother, living on Murray Hill,who had saved Putnams troops frombeing trapped by the British. The Go. 1. WILLIAM SMITH. K. PETER STUWESANT. 3, PHILIP FRENEAU. 4. THOMAS PAINE. 6. JO^L BARLOW,
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