. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; un cenni biografici. ol. XXIV. No. 2, Aprile 1870. 14 HENRY mazzette vale la pena di LONGFELLOW. vember o dicembre di tale anno per ottenere hispatrimony. La residenza di William Longfellow wasin Byfield la parrocchia di Newbury. Laposizione della casa è insuperabile. Esso issituated su una bella eminenza all'veryhead di acqua di marea sul fiume Parker, thesparkle di cui acque, come vanno tumblingover cascate, aggiunge un picturesqueness thenatural alla bellezza del paesaggio che giace spreadon sia con la destra che con la sinistra. .... La natura è stata lavishhere, e giovani Longfellow, apprezzando itall, eretta

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. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; a biographical sketch. ol. XXIV. No. 2, April, 1870. 14 HENRY WADS WORTH LONGFELLOW. vember or December of that year to get hispatrimony. The residence of William Longfellow wasin the Byfield parish of Newbury. Thelocation of the house is unsurpassed. It issituated on a sightly eminence at the veryhead of tide water on the river Parker, thesparkle of whose waters, as they go tumblingover the falls, adds a picturesqueness to thenatural beauty of the scenery that lies spreadon either hand. .... Nature was lavishhere, and young Longfellow, appreciating itall, erected the house to which he took hisyoung bride. It still stands, though two cen-turies and more have passed since its oakenframe was put together. It has not been oc-cupied for twenty odd years, and of course isin a dilapidated condition. The large chim-ney was taken down years ago, — to thepoets great regret, — and a part of the houseitself has been removed.l The picture of 1 Letter of Horace F. LongfeUow to the Brunswick Tele-graph, March 10, 1882.. THE HOUSE AT NEWBURY. A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH. 17 the house and surroundings was painted byCharles Lanman, and presented to the poet, by whose favor it was copied. As ensign of the Newbury company, thefirst American Longfellow had a part in thedisastrous expedition against Quebec undercommand of Sir William Phipps. The force, consisting of 2, 200 soldiers, set sail in thirty-two vessels from Boston, August 9, 1690.The attempt to capture the stronghold failed, and the expedition was abandoned. On thereturn voyage a violent storm in the Gulfof St. Lawrence scattered the fleet, and oneof the vessels, containing the Newbury com-pany, was wrecked on the island of Anti-costi. William Longfellow and nine otherswere drowned.1 Stephen Longfellow, son of the first settlerWilliam, was born in 1685. He was the vil-lage blacksmith and ensign in the militia ofthe town. He married Abigail Thompson, daughter of a clergyman in Marshfield; and 1 Sewalis Dia

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