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In 1838 he married maria white, an abolitionist and liberal, who encouraged him in his work. Stanzas on freedom wikisource, the free online library. Stanzas on freedom by james russell lowell summary. These writers usually used conventional forms and meters in their poetry. The librivox objective is to make all books in the public domain available, for free, in audio format on the internet. Above and below o dwellers in the valleyland, who in deep. He is associated with the fireside poets, a group of new england writers who were among the first american poets that rivaled the popularity of british poets. His range and perspicacity in literary criticism are unequalled in nineteenthcentury america. He is associated with the fireside poets, a group of new england writers who were among the first american poets who rivaled the popularity of british poets. The meaning of true freedom lies in breaking shackles for ones own dears sake.
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