. Review of reviews and world's work. s-ing Away, were po-ems familiar to mostpeople of the last gen-eration. I well recall howpopular were oncetwo New Englandballads, the music ofwhich was by Ber-nard Covert. Onewas entitled TheLake of the DismalSwamp (words byMoore), and the other <The Sword of BunkerHill. On taking up my residence in Boston, Iwas introduced to Mr. Covert, and he called onme and sang to me two ballads. His voicewas firm and clear. Imagine my surprise when,after his singing these songs, he said : Myfriend, those are old memories ; I am now 91years of age ! If the founder o
. Review of reviews and world's work. s-ing Away, were po-ems familiar to mostpeople of the last gen-eration. I well recall howpopular were oncetwo New Englandballads, the music ofwhich was by Ber-nard Covert. Onewas entitled TheLake of the DismalSwamp (words byMoore), and the other <The Sword of BunkerHill. On taking up my residence in Boston, Iwas introduced to Mr. Covert, and he called onme and sang to me two ballads. His voicewas firm and clear. Imagine my surprise when,after his singing these songs, he said : Myfriend, those are old memories ; I am now 91years of age ! If the founder of the North American Reviewlived to enjoy literary memories beyond 90 years,the same might be said of several of the authorswho made the great name and influence of theAtla7itic Monthly. The serene author of TheAutocrat of the Breakfast Table wrote Overthe Teacups when past 80 years. Prof. Jef-ferson Sawyer, the controversialist of Tufts Col-lege, has but recently died, in the sunset shadowof 90 vears ; and Dr. Bartol, of West Church. MRS. MARY A. LIVERMORE. I THE OLD AGE OF NEIV ENGLAND AUTHORS. 699 fame, who still lingers in the twilight rays of 90winters, was engaged in most active enterpriseslong after three score and ten. Charles EliotNorton, who was born in 182 7, still holds hisplace as our foremost literary critic. Longfellow beautifully says, in MorituriSalutamus—a poem written very late in his
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