POEMS BY HENRY VAN DYKE:

VAN DYKE, HENRY. Born in Germantown, Pennsylvania, 1852; [died, 1933]. Educated at Princeton University, Princeton Theological Seminary, and Berlin University. Dr. Van Dyke spent his earlier years in the ministry, but left it to become Professor of English Literature at Princeton University, where he remained for many years. He was a voluminous writer in the field of theology, criticism, fiction, and poetry. Several of his volumes attained a wide circulation, notably "Little Rivers," "Fisherman's Luck," "The Blue Flower," "The Story of the Other Wise Man," etc... In criticism, he wrote authoritatively upon Tennyson and other poets. Dr. Van Dyke was appointed Minister to The Hague in 1913, retaining the position until 1917 when he resigned to resume literary work.

This biographical note is reprinted from The Little Book of American Poets: 1787-1900. Ed. Jessie B. Rittenhouse. Cambridge: Riverside Press, 1915.

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