Charles Sumner: “The poet is simply creator; and he who was inspired to create freemen…”

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The poet is simply creator; and he who was inspired to create freemen out of slaves was poet of the loftiest style.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner defines the poet as a creator, equating the act of liberating slaves to the highest form of artistic creation.

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Charles Sumner: “The poet is simply creator; and he who was inspired to create freemen out of slaves was poet of the loftiest style.”