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“ To be a reformer of the world was his ambition; and the purely literary Spirit, which looks at life mainly as affording materials for artistic conceptions, was utterly foreign to his nature. Crabbe’s genius cast a spell over Elliott 3 although it can scarcely be said that a man of such rugged originality was a slavish imitator of any one. His works reflect the joy with which a poet escapes from the smoke, glare, and noise of city life to drink in the sweet air of country lanes and fields. ”

“ These walks, by bringing him in contact with the beauty and freshness of nature, proved the foundation of his passion for poetry, which was first gratified by his brother Giles reading Thomson’s Seasons aloud to him. ”

“ Elliott's poetry is stamped throughout by the grandeur of his personal character. Transparent sincerity and pass10n- ate earnestness meet us in every page. llis poems are beautifully described by Carlyle as “ hues of joy and harmony, painted out of troublous tears.” ”