. Home school of American literature: . JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY. THE HOOSIER O poet of the modern times has obtained a greater popularity with themasses than the Indianian, James Whitcomb Riley, who has recentlyobtained the rank of a National Poet, and whose temporary holdupon the people equals, if it does not exceed, that of any livingverse writer. The productions of this author have crystallizedcertain features of life that will grow in value as time goes reading The Old Swimmin Hole, one almost feels the cool Iefreshing watertouch the thirsty skin. And such poems as Griggsbys Stat
. Home school of American literature: . JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY. THE HOOSIER O poet of the modern times has obtained a greater popularity with themasses than the Indianian, James Whitcomb Riley, who has recentlyobtained the rank of a National Poet, and whose temporary holdupon the people equals, if it does not exceed, that of any livingverse writer. The productions of this author have crystallizedcertain features of life that will grow in value as time goes reading The Old Swimmin Hole, one almost feels the cool Iefreshing watertouch the thirsty skin. And such poems as Griggsbys Station, Airly Days,When the Frost is on the Punkin, That Old Sweetheart of Mine, and others,go straight to the heart of the reader with a mixture of pleasant recollections, ten-derness, humor, and sincerity, that is most delightful in its effect. Mr. Riley is particularly a poet of the country people. Though he was notraised on a farm himself, he had so completely imbibed its atmosjihere that hisreaders would scarcely believe he was not the veritable Benjamin F. Johnston, thesim
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