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CHAPTER I.

ELMWOOD II. AN IMPETUOUS YOUNG MAN III. COLLEGE AND

THE MUSES IV. HOW LOWELL STUDIED LAW V. LOVE AND
LETTERS VI. THE UNCERTAIN SEAS OF LITERATURE VII. HOSEA
BIGLOW, YANKEE HUMORIST VIII. PARSON WILBUR IX. A

FABLE FOR CRITICS X. THE TRUEST POETRY XI. PROFESSOR,
EDITOR, AND DIPLOMAT

THE STORY OF BAYARD TAYLOR

CHAPTER I.

HIS BIRTH AND CHILDHOOD II. SCHOOL LIFE III. HIS FIRST
POEM IV. SELF-EDUCATION AND AMBITION V. A TRAVELER AT

NINETEEN VI. TWO YEARS IN EUROPE FOR FIVE HUNDRED
DOLLARS VII. THE HARDSHIPS OF TRAMP TRAVEL VIII. HIS
FIRST LOVE AND GREATEST SORROW IX. "THE GREAT

AMERICAN TRAVELER" X. HIS POETRY XI. "POEMS OF THE
ORIENT" XII. BAYARD TAYLOR’S FRIENDSHIPS XIII. LAST

YEARS

THE STORY OF WASHINGTON IRVING

[Illustration: _WASHINGTON IRVING._]

WASHINGTON IRVING

CHAPTER I

HIS CHILDHOOD