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Literary
April 1, 1880
Morning Appeal
Carson City, Ormsby County, Carson City County, Nevada
What is this article about?
A correspondent for the Springfield Republican recounts the origin of John Greenleaf Whittier's poem 'Maud Muller': inspired by a beautiful young girl modestly raking hay in a field in York, Maine, whom the poet and his sister encountered while traveling. Whittier later quipped about its unexpected popularity.
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Mr. WHITTIER's 'Maud Muller,' according to a correspondent of the Springfield Republican, rests upon the following scanty foundation. The poet and his sister were journeying through York, Me., and stopped to inquire the way of a young girl who was at work in the hayfield. Her beauty, and the modesty with which she raked the hay over her naked feet while they were talking with her, touched the poet's fancy, and that night the poem was written.
'If I had had any idea that the plaguey little thing would have been so liked, I should have taken more pains with it,' the correspondent makes Mr. Whittier say. Somewhat un-Quakerish language; but then the theme is not altogether a Quakerish theme.
'If I had had any idea that the plaguey little thing would have been so liked, I should have taken more pains with it,' the correspondent makes Mr. Whittier say. Somewhat un-Quakerish language; but then the theme is not altogether a Quakerish theme.
What sub-type of article is it?
Essay
What themes does it cover?
Agriculture Rural
What keywords are associated?
Maud Muller
Whittier
Poem Inspiration
Hayfield
York Maine
Quaker Theme
What entities or persons were involved?
Correspondent Of The Springfield Republican
Literary Details
Author
Correspondent Of The Springfield Republican
Subject
Origin Of 'Maud Muller'
Form / Style
Prose Anecdote
Key Lines
If I Had Had Any Idea That The Plaguey Little Thing Would Have Been So Liked, I Should Have Taken More Pains With It