New-York tribune., 1841-10-18

I;,, ~ 80, must have a reason tor lis DeiH5-
.x-.llc,c, i reason and vindlcauon enough l.
,b,r,e reioces U.s. there should DC FtiE e' g 49,
&c - IRE cheers Us, sc should oHns "'oI anu
ro.I. Each kind of excellence taxes pace ioI i'7
and excludes ever: hing else. D. not brag
a. If they we're better than Homsr>
,-r.es or Raphaefs pictures. Rapbse! a1d ho-
,sr feel tia; actsu i. piigi beside their eacnaat-
nen,s They could acJ, 100, II the sake was
worthy Of hen but now all that : good II tue
universe Fges them to their task. y Aoeyer writes
for the love OF truth and beauty urd 40; with 1l,s-
rior ends, belongs 70 this sacred cles: and among
he.e, few men Of the present age have bet;sT
clai.n 20 be numbered than MIR. Lander. NheF-
ever genius or :as,e has existed. wherever freedom
and Justice are threatened. which he values a the
clement in which genius MAJ work. his interest =
sure to be commanded. His love Of beauty i
passionate, and betrays itselI IN ali Pctul4a; aFd
eonienptuous expressions.
But beyond biz delight in genius, ana HI love
Of individual and civil liberty, Mr.. Landor has 9
perception that Is much more rare-tne a?Plecia-
ron OF charae,cr. This j. ihe more rersaIhable
considered with his intense nationality, 70 whicn
We have already alluded. PC Is 5uttnned IN tas-
fish broadclo,h to he chin. He hates the Aus
TRANS the Italians, the French. the Scotch aad the
Irish He has the common pr.iudices If an Eng
l;sb ondhnlder: values his pcd;gree, his acres, and
the svl!ables Of his name; loves all his advantages.
- n, :, -. I.,,, e III. vso.cl->efl
or the Turks head on his umbrella; Yet with oil
his miscellaneous pride, there j. noble nature
within him. which instrGcrs him that b" IS so TlcE
that he can well spare all his raPpings. and leay-
ing to others the painting OF circumstances aspire
to the Office of delineating character lie draws
hi, own portrait in the costume ct village school,
master and Il sailor and sereneiv enluys the VIC
Tory oil nature o't, 10 -.
rated story Of NoroahOy ou' ''
''on '' MS hea'' Prov 1'i.s -. .,..,.
c'oe"l ,e'sDIe ,'' ,.l,
5l'" an! ln,s ''s"'' ',. r'li
p'' IN tic ond'a''G VI 'i'
play ioF beauty ana sre'',eSs W
Inc circumstances are III i''' 80
these portraits though mere SNelc"e', mus 0V
valued a. attempts IN me Yer! l'sileSl N'"' %, ".
raiye' "hch not ''y IA very Few eN'l''l.,
.>niot Oh any sues Du1 '' CiI,'r ~ ~
II 'l' attempt 'J'l ,ri ..oi ro bG
h.,a! W., :. ,bc ra,rc Of I'm, s,btje
iaI ~ a,,.r,,... ~ =, ,,y
No., - ,rlb h., ncr.ora ~ nv the most
r.,,,i ,;a.1 WIN, j. Tho onaIityo Of the persons
,iIo ,y;,bo,,, L.;,, ,,rL. ,,sn ~, li,orary mon.
~, ,a..,, ~, .e,,,. ,o., or n, tho 1orpIar
-a.,,,N -. ;r;o,,s mon bny. =, c.r, s,lu,o-,. c,,
.,;nrosonce i, all our ic.'. hi..orv almost irving
,ba;r o,,r ,li,x 10 tho ,,,ns.nhcre and the land.
,c,ncl \ moral force. vet wholly unmindlul o.
rood and ca,cchi. m-ip,.l,crual bu, scorrtrl OF
books. il works directly and without means. and
though il NAV be resisted at any time, vet rcsis-
ance To ii is suicide For the person who stands
in this lofty relation to his fellow men l. always
the npersonaton to hem of their conscience. 1t
sufficient proof Of the extreme delicacy OF tbs
t,als.- IN mo-
pathetic vision, that 1t has 50 seldom been en-
.loyed in the drama and in novels Mr.. Lard ~
almost alone among living tnsll'h writers mas H.
dicated his perception OF 1t.
These merits make Mr. Landor position IN inc
republic OF letters one OF great mark and dignity
He exercises with grandeur OF spirit the oitce ct
writer, and carries with it an air of old and IN
questionable nobility We do not reco!lect an cN-
ample of more complete independence in literary
history. He has no clanship. no friendships. that
warp him.
He was one Of the first to pronounce Words
worth the gre,, poe1 81, ,ba age vet h.. discrim-
r,,os his faul,s with The rreaier freedom. He
- p;.J.. Fy.l,In. rnr;,,;d.s Ar;.,o,b,,e.
N.,.' VI ,. 49,
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SUI" Is y Nv 'N'"l' w ~ - en-
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~ 90 ,i ~;
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I'LL, on.s - mod.
- ,'a A. TaaIr,, I,.;n;a1s ar. o,y
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9e'Ae"' DIV as 1t - ''o' 'io"' ,''1 .s'PS
A"des nu from '''s eivi'ea suni'l'i'' .l'' M .'e
mos at to',e "''''S.H Is I',,'1.'Sl
Lanaor Tue mos, u'e'H' ana asteca0e % oI,.l'-'
lie "a' cof>el"eo 0" Il wi"e ra'p.! % N..'Ii9'
WIN c''sr"ess N'.o an eN'e'' ~ "''''I ,,''
eh'nncc" inc SaIe 81 'osc a'i ii5i' u MS
us dialogue Oh inc f'iou's"' P'.,.o,o n NY . ',,s
ofy oil inc genius oI Ei''cutu' "e Oe'' .sue