"On a Book of Sea-Mosses. Sent to an Eminent English Poet" in The Boston Book, being Specimens of Metropolitan Literature

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De Quincey at Work
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            <ptr target="ukred-19343">"By the way, we all admire _very greatly_ your beautiful little poem in the Boston Book.  I 
dare say you 
don"t care for the opinion of we three ""weaker vessels"" [i.e. De Quincey"s three daughters], 
though Papa, 
like the dutiful parent he is, and though a ""vain man"", admits that our judgment in such 
matters is 
equal if not sometimes better than his.  However in this case we one and all came separately 
to the 
conclusion that there was exquisite poetic grace and beauty in the lines.  Who is the Poet you 
sent the 
mosses too [sic]? for we don"t know one who has spoken of Venice that has been living since 
you could 
have written this.  My sister Florence says that with one or two exceptions in the case of 
Longfellow 
and that most beautiful of writers Hawthorne, yours is nearly the only good thing in the book.  
I have 
not had time to look it over yet."  </ptr>
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