New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-01-04
TIE KyrcxERBocSEs.-The January No. Of

i0alfdoiy Wlltlen. On page Q is tte loi4o"tAs
beautiful contrast between Gray and Goldsmith
In the selection af those circumstances and OBJ
Iects Which Gray has enumerated, he was governed
oy tie effect which each had upon his own feelings.
He looked upon nature 10 the reflected light OF ms
own heart. He rnournful in view of the destiny
OF rnGn; and, wandering amidst the graves OF the
Iovlr and obscure, he all the external world
coIored with the hue OF his own sad thoughts. The
melancholy spirit within hlr! .orned all things
wit!lou, into its own likeness. His imagination.
darting hher and thither, and governed in lis fight
bv laws TOO subtle and delicate 10 be aDalyZed, re-
aosed itself for moment amidst the gloom Of the
historical associations the cluster around the cur
iew lowered over the lowing herd, and followed the
plowman he homeward plods his weary way
Goldsmith recalling the scenes where he had spent
many happy hours, looks upon nature under a Tar
different aspect Every thing him is gay and JOY
GUS He hears not the hollow tones OF the curiew,
nor the drowsy tnkings that lull the distant folds
He sees not the wearied ploughman, caring for
pough but to forget his tolls in the sweet oblivion OF
sIeep. He hears but the song OF the milk maid and
the soft response of her rustic lover the wach-dogs
voice, and the loud laugh of the happy ldlers. lie
sees but the children just escaped from school, run
ming and leapiDg, and rompng IN their innocent gee
Happy himself. he fastens upon whatever IN nature
around him seems 10 sympathse with hun, and dwell
ING fondlv upon it, casts away from his thoughts
every thing that can obstruct the full free flow OF his
! joyous emotions.
The definition of the true descriptive poetry, we
do not subscribe to, and the author himself en-.
trey DESTROYS it in his after remarks-but take it
all in all it is an excellent article, and full OF
beauty. We want more Of such articles, and
less of the love-tales that make our magazine
literature a mere "sighing strephon.' The
"Ideberry Papers" are also well written. We
might in this way run through most Of the arti-
Giles, and some Of the poetry. The Editors
Table" is full of nice hits, humorous sketches,
and grave criticism.
GT THE REGENERATION, No. I.-Mr. 0. S.
Murray's new anti-Church, anti-Property, anti
almost-every. thing paper-has been issued. 1t
is large and fair sheet, and, for the sort, very
well filed. There is spirit of kindness and
love breathed through all its sharp condemnation
of the existing order of things which proves that
the Editor and his correspondents have protted by
their Christian education, though they may have
repudiated, or, as they say, 'outgrown the lnstl-
tutes of Christianity. We think no man will be
the worse for reading this paper, though many OF
its Editors ideas are very much out Of the way
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and wish to live, they say, for Humanity
| THE AMERICAN THEMIs: Journal of Juris-
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mr.. J. O'ConnelD as man of ability and learn
ing, we laid aside his work until we could find
time to read it, and our prepossesslons are fully
confirmed This is not dry detail Of cases and
record of formulas but its leading papers are splr
tied and suggestive dispositions on the nature, de-
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disencumberng the science of jurisprudence of
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y THE CATHOLIC EXPOSITION for January
opens with t; biography Of Francis Xavier, the
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