2. For Whittier's opinion of Milton see also "Raphael," I. 7 0, and "
Burns," 1. 104.

33. Marvell, Andrew (1621-1678): an English statesman, poet, and
satirist, friend of Milton.

THE FROST SPIRIT

Whittier has an intense love and appreciation of winter. With this poem
may be read "Snow Bound," the last stanzas of "Flowers in Winter," and
"Lumbermen." Many others may be added to this list. Do you find this
same idea in other poets?

11. Hecla: a volcano in Iceland which has had 28 known eruptions--one as
late as 1878. It rises 5100 feet above the sea and has a bare
irregular-shaped cone. Its appearance is extremely wild and desolate.

SONGS OF LABOR. DEDICATION

8. The o'er-sunned bloom.... In this collection of poems are a few
written in his youth, the more mature works of the "summer" of his life,
and the later works of his old age. The figure here is carefully carried
through and gives a clear, simplified picture of his literary life.

22. Whittier himself noted that he was indebted for this line to
Emerson's "Rhodora"

26-3b. Compare Longfellow's "The Day is Done" for another idea of the
influence of poetry.

36. Compare Genesis 3: 17-19.

43-45. Compare Luke 2: 51-52.

THE LUMBERMEN

33. Ambijejis: lake in central Maine.

35. Millnoket: a lake in central Maine.

39. Penobscot: one of the most beutiful of Maine rivers. It is about
300 miles long and flows through the central part of the state.

42. Katahdin: Mount Katahdin is 5385 feet in height and is usually
snow-covered.

BARCLAY of URY

Barclay of Ury: David Barclay (1610-1686). Served under Gustavus
Adolphus, was an officer in the Scotch army during Civil War. He bought
the estate of Ury, near Aberdeen, in 1648. He was arrested after the
Restoration and for a short time was confined to Edinburgh Castle, where
he was converted to Quakerism by a fellow prisoner. His son, also a
Quaker, heard of the imprisonment mentioned in this poem and attempted to
rescue his father. During the years between this trouble in 1676 and his
death in 1686, the persecution seems to have been directed largely
against his son. (See Dictionary of National Biography for details.)
Whinier naturally felt keenly on this subject, as he himself was a
Quaker.

1. Aberdeen: capital of Aberdeenshire, and chief seaport in north of
Scotland; fourth Scottish town in population, industry, and wealth. The
buildings of Aberdeen College, fo