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Excerpt from Daniel Ricketson and His Friends: Letters, Poems, Sketches, Etc
Born to a modest competence, and infected with that taste for free thinking and social reform which was the prevalent contagion in New England from 1830 to 1860, Mr. Ricketson, though studious in the classics and in English literature, and versed in the elements of law, could not subject himself to the requirements Of a college, or the indignities Of an ordinary law practice; and so devoted himself to rural pursuits, philanthropy, and literature, emulous Of Cowper and the rural poets, and fond of the correspondence Of literary men in America and Europe. His Quaker antecedents made him an abolitionist his aversion to tame conformity drew him towards the society Of men like Thoreau, while his love of music and hospitality attracted to his pleasant home men of society, like his lifelong friend, George William Curtis.
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Born to a modest competence, and infected with that taste for free thinking and social reform which was the prevalent contagion in New England from 1830 to 1860, Mr. Ricketson, though studious in the classics and in English literature, and versed in the elements of law, could not subject himself to the requirements Of a college, or the indignities Of an ordinary law practice; and so devoted himself to rural pursuits, philanthropy, and literature, emulous Of Cowper and the rural poets, and fond of the correspondence Of literary men in America and Europe. His Quaker antecedents made him an abolitionist his aversion to tame conformity drew him towards the society Of men like Thoreau, while his love of music and hospitality attracted to his pleasant home men of society, like his lifelong friend, George William Curtis.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This 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.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
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Author
Walton Ricketson
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ISBN - 9780364959565
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm
Page Count - 452
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Walton Ricketson
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ISBN - 9781332468423
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm
Page Count - 454
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