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says he has acquainted\n himself with Spencer's work through his essays and\n informal criticisms in literary magazines,\n particularly \n The Southern Magazine; says he was\n impressed by \" \n Men Whose Hair Parts in the Middle\";\n remarks on \n [Elizabeth Barrett] Browning's\n poem \" \n Aurora Leigh. \"]","[Says he found his recent letters\n thought-provoking and pithy; comments on violets and\n how flowers affected the temperaments of \n Oliver Wendell Holmesand \n John Keats; compliments him on\n his critical and intellectual abilities; discusses\n his life at \n Copse Hill; feels he has\n benefited greatly from his withdrawal from society;\n comments on his daily observation of nature; thanks\n Spencer for criticism of his work; considers \n Southern Magazinethe only\n \"trustworthy\" critical magazine; feel \n The Atlanticand \n The New York Nationare imperfect;\n responds in detail to Spencer's evaluation of his\n poems, including \" \n Daphles: An Argative Story, \" \" \n Renewed, \" \" \n The Wife of Brittany, \" \" \n Krishna and his Three Handmaidens, \"\n \" \n Under the Pine (To the Memory of Henry\n Timrod), \" and \" \n The Dream of the South Winds, \" \" \n The Bonny Brown Hand, \" and \" \n Fire Picture\"; 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