New-York tribune., 1842-02-03
Il WAS ms delight 10 see
fhrbus the morning
Or flushed Aurora in the roscair GaWnng :;
Ora white Nalad in ripping stream;
Or "A ript Srraplt in moonlight BEAM

Ora TiId ScIdlIi III q moonlight BEAM
In these ambitious attempts the Young poet paid
htiic attention artificial rules 81 vcrsi!icaton.-
The lines run into one another with scarcely anv
view to the effect Of the pause. The rhymes seem
often forced. Fancy rather than iorml--Scntimcnt
rather than ART predominant The couplctS are
often icgitma,cly joined; bnl their offspring,
born In the lnstv stealth OF nature, " frequently
ocrlop more regular aspirantS for the tuvor of thu.
muses.. The mould OF his early creation a
condary Oh icct with heats; bn, il should be borne.
III lnd that good rhymes are common, but men of
original poet!ca power, rare. Ii is conceded also,
that an occasional unauthorized expression must b,
added 10 the sin Of careless vcrSiticaion. Few
critics can bc expected To pass, un;lshed, such
words as :. lush, :! wingcdy. minish :. grasp
able, ." hovcringy," and the like. He seems 10
have often written without torcthought reviS-
ion. There is very spontaneous air about his
long poems. They flow out like i. spring
Sc, loose. winding along in /; vagr,nt and free
course This Kind of poctical alilacitv is very
provoking TO critics, and doubtless melted them
not httlc in their cndtavors to crush the new
tlcdscd warbler. palpabc as the artistical de-
tcctS of most of the poetry of Keats. its bold and
singular beauties arc equally apparent. And herein
consists The shame u these . invisible, intallib-
ties. Us some one calls rcvewerS-that with the
StI'SS w i'CiNtlt liu'ic luCOllctl
they lacked soul to feel the exquisite sentiment and
swcc, imagery of these poems. They should have
remembered. tat good vcrsicr is no uncommon
parsonage: bu, ;crraive genius is vouclSattd
to this planet every day. They should have ac-
knowlcdgcd. tina, study can reform careless stylc
but that such process give birth TO thoughts
Of poetic beauty While, as experienced observers,
they suggested an improved manner TO the young
bard they should have cordially-av, rcvercntly.
hailed The credentials Heats protiered OF his high
mission. and bc>t the advent OF poc,-Soul. y
few glances over these poems wond have furnished
rich proofs of their promise and Won attention
from their defects. Here and there Il loving eve
coald certainly have disccrned perfect gems, even
OF style and often perceived freshness. freedom
ana power o; fancy, uncqualled in English verse
ou, o'ina attachment TO school of poctry-a> if
Sach 4 'tins were posSihc-political con>idcra-
tons the iaetitious influence of birth companion-
ship ana fortune, were suffered TO magnify every
fault, and dwarf all excellence There are those
who cannot welcome an angel with ruHicd wings
4 casual survey will discover felicirouS touches
OF description enough 10 indicate TO any candid
mind, how full of poetry the soul of heats
He speaks of the patient brilliance of the moon.
= and the tusin, mossiness of aged roots Whose
feels not the force Of such words, will look in
vain for the poetic, either in life or E1erature.-
Here are few traces Of the footsteps of genius,