Stoddard understands Hudson's condition when under the influence of the East Wind. People unwittingly destroy Stoddard, their presence is blighting. His poems "At Anchor" and "Drifting" were written when he was happy and under the influence of Tennyson. Afterward came a Herbert old George period but it was less pronounced, but he was never original, so he quit. :: X-3-g A.L.S. 4pp. 12mo.