Benjamin, S. G. W. (Samuel Greene Wheeler), 1837-1914 · Boston : D. Lothrop & Co. · leaf 32
t at-tractive to theartistic mind; andnothing seems morenatural than that aboy or girl whosechildhood is spenton its m a g i c alshores should beinspired with poeticfervor, and becomea poet or a painter.It was under suchgenial influencesthat Sandford R.Gifford spent hisboyhood. He wasborn i n… … 5 ft^4+v->-*<<D river with majesticslopes, clad ingreen, and studdedwith quiet farms. It was amongthese mountainsthat WashingtonIrving laid thescene of his weirdstory of Rip VanWinkle; and thereThomas Cole, oneof the greatest ofAmerican painters,lived, and caughtthe inspiration forsome of…
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![An illustration from History of Clear Creek and Boulder Valleys, Colorado. Containing a brief history of the State of Colorado [by W. B. Vickers] ... a history of Gilpin, Clear Creek, Boulder and Jefferson Counties [respectively by J. Burrell, A. Frost, A. Bixby and E. L. Berthoud] and biographical sketches (1880)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/bl-bl_000719958_0-53-2.webp)
