He spent two years in an academy at Corydon, Indiana, and one year at the Indiana State University at Bloomington, then studied law, and in 1854 was admitted to the bar.
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Idealized pastoral eclogues celebrate unrequited love of the shepherd Corydon for the beautiful Alexis.
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The seat of government was established at Corydon, whither it had been removed from Vincennes in 1813.