was also praised in The Athenaum as "one of the prettiest things in American poetry." Another contemporary magazine ranked Pinkney among the top five poets of the United States at the time. The North American Review in January 1842, though questioning the moral tone of "Rudolph", concluded, "The author evidently has much of the genuine spirit of poetry; his thoughts are occasionally bold and striking; some passages are wrought with much felicity of expression and clothed with a rich and glowing imagery... and [despite] a few minor imperfections, a highly poetical vein runs through the whole performance". References Further reading The Life and Works of Edward Coote Pinkney: A Memoir and Complete Text of His Poems and Literary Prose (1926). Edited by Thomas Ollive Mabbott and Frank Lester Pleadwell. External links Edward Coote Pinkney poems at Poets' Corner 19th-century American poets American male poets St. Mary's Seminary and University alumni Burials at Green Mount Cemetery 1802 births 1828 deaths 19th-century American male writers