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" IN a small chamber, friendless and unseen, Toiled o'er his types one poor, unlearned young man ; The place was dark, unfurnitured, and mean ;— Yet there the freedom of a race began. Help came but slowly; surely no man yet Put lever to the heavy world... "
Miscellaneous poems. Memorial verses. Sonnets. I-XXVII. L'Envoi. Vision of ... - Page 262
by James Russell Lowell - 1857
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Poems, Volume 2

James Russell Lowell - 1849 - 276 pages
...Letter. IN a small chamber, friendless and unseen, Toiled o'er his types one poor, unlearned young m;m; The place was dark, unfurnitured, and mean ; — Yet...: What need of help ? He knew how types were set, Such earnest natures are the fiery pith, The compact nucleus, round which systems grow ; Mass after...
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Poems, Volume 2

James Russell Lowell - 1853 - 274 pages
...insignificant persons of all colors." — H. G. Otis's Letter. IN a small chamber, friendless and unseen, Toiled o'er his types one poor, unlearned young man...: What need of help ? He knew how types were set, Such earnest natures are the fiery pith, The compact nucleus, round which systems grow ; Mass after...
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The Reformed Presbyterian magazine. Jan. 1855-July 1858, 1862-76

1862 - 970 pages
...came, but slowly ; surely no man ynt Put lever to tbo heavy world with less. What noed of help f Ho knew how types were set— He had a dauntless spirit and a press." A dauntless spirit truly, as the opening address to the public proved. " I am aware (he says) that...
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The Poetical Works of James R. Lowell ...: Complete in Two Volumes, Volume 1

James Russell Lowell - 1863 - 338 pages
...insignificant persons of all colors.' 1 —Letter of HG Otis. IN a small chamber, friendless and unseen, Toiled o'er his types one poor, unlearned young man...a press. Such earnest natures are the fiery pith, Mass after mass becomes inspired therewith, And whirls impregnate with the central glow. The compact...
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The Anti-slavery Cause in America and Its Martyrs

Eliza Wigham - Antislavery movements - 1863 - 194 pages
...themselves to a bowl of milk. Thus, as Lowell says,— " In a small chamber, friendless and unseen, Toiled o'er his types one poor, unlearned young man...were set — He had a dauntless spirit and a press." A dauntless spirit truly, as the opening address to the public proved. " I am aware (he says) that...
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Proceedings at the ... breakfast held in honour of W.L. Garrison ... in St ...

1868 - 104 pages
...from Mr. Otia'a letter as bis text, when he said : — " In a small chamber, friendless and unseen, Toiled o'er his types one poor, unlearned young man ; The place was dark, unfurnitured, and mean, Tet there the freedom of a race began." What this young man wrote in the first number of the Liberator...
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Some Recollections of Our Antislavery Conflict

Samuel Joseph May - Antislavery movements - 1869 - 532 pages
...Liberator," his office and his humble assistant.' " In a small chamber, friendless and unseen, Toiled o'sr his types one poor, unlearned young man; The place...the freedom of a race began. " Help came but slowly; sure no man yet Put lever to the heavy world with less. What need of help? He knew how types to set;...
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Some Recollections of Our Antislavery Conflict

Samuel Joseph May - Antislavery movements - 1869 - 432 pages
...was dark, unfurniturcd, and mean; Yet there ike freedom of a race began. " Help came but slowly; sure no man yet Put lever to the heavy world with less. What need of help? He knew how types to set; He had a dauntless spirit and a press. " Such dauntless natures are the fiery pith, The compact...
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Some Recollections of Our Antislavery Conflict

Samuel Joseph May - Antislavery movements - 1869 - 434 pages
...would-be Liberator," his office and his humble assistant. " In a small chamber, friendless and unseen, Toiled o'er his types one poor, unlearned young man; The place was dark, nnfurnitured, and mean ; Yet there the freedom of a race began. " Help came but slowly ; sure no man...
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The Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell, Issue 514

James Russell Lowell - American poetry - 1873 - 488 pages
...insignificant persons of all colors." — Letter of HG Otis. IN a small chamber, friendless and unseen, Toiled o'er his types one poor, unlearned young man ; The place was dark, unfumitured, and mean ; — Yet there the freedom of a race began. Help came but slowly ; surely no...
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