II. - Career of Nathaniel Ward in New England - His "Simple Cobbler of Agawam" - Summary of the book - The author's mental traits - his attitude toward his age - Vindicates New England from the calumny that it tolerates variety of opinions - His satire upon fashionable dames in the colony and upon long-haired men - His discussion of the troubles in England - Literary traits of the book................ 229
III. - Roger Williams as revealed in his own writings 0 His exceptional attractiveness as an early New-Englander - What he stood for in his time in New England - A troublesome personage to his contemporaries and why - His special sympathy with Indians and with all other unfortunate folk ........ 241
IV. - First visit of Roger Williams to England - His first book - His interest in the great struggle in England - His reply to John Cotton's justification of his banishment from Massachusetts - His book against a national church - His "Bloody Tenet of persecution" - John Cotton's reply - Williams's powerful rejoinder - Other writings - His letters - Personal traits shown in them - his famous letter against lawlessness and tyranny .............. 246
CHPATER X
NEW ENGLAND : THE VERSE-WRITERS.
I. The attitude of Puritanism toward Art - Especially toward Poetry - The unextinguished poetry in Puritanism.................................................. 264
II. - The puritans of New England universally addicted to versification - The mirth of their elegies and epitaphs - The poetical expertness of Pastor John Wilson .................................................... 266
III. - The pleasant legend of William Morrell - his poem in latin and english on new England ........ 271
IV. - The prodigy of the bay psalm book - Its reverend fabricators - Their conscientious mode of proceeding - A book fearfully and wonderfully made........................ 274
V. - Anne Bradstreet the earliest professional poet of New England - first appearance of her book - Her career - Her prose writings - Her training for poetry - Her guides and masters the later euphuists in England verse - List of her poetical works - Analysis of "the four Elements" - "The four monarchies" - The fundamental error in her poetry - Her "Contemplations" - The first poet of the Merrimae - Her devout poems - Her allusions to contemporary politics - her championship of women - final estimate........................................................ 277