New-York daily tribune., 1845-04-24
THE TRIBUNE.
s,ysL,TloNs FOR THE NEw-YoRK TRIBUNE
The Poet.
r,on, ,h. French OF George Sand.

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s,.;,iy reconstructed expressly for him and ac-
.s1ios to his tastes, as the banterers pretend he
,rN have it reformed for itself and agreeably TO
!. ds.isns of Providence. The Poe, loves the
s.s he is endowed with peculiar sense, the
- If the Beautiful. When this extraordinary
.r.oevent of the faculty of vision, coInprehen-
:, and admiration applies itself but to external
s;.e,s the possessor is but an artist When the
.,asct goes beyond this sense of the picturesque,
4. exterior. when the soul has eyes like the body,
-b.a & penetrates into the depths Of the ideal
vrn. The union Of these two faculties constitutes
,ss Poet. To be truly Poet, one must be at
o,c. both Artist and Philosopher.
This lis an organic combination admirably calcu-
bed 70 attain the happiness of contemplatire and
.o5,srv ,fe. 1t lisa certain and inevitable condition
c;endless misery In society.
Society. Ike man, is composedof two clements,
4. divine and the earthly. The divine, more or
y oure more or less adulterated, is found in the
bVs These laws, however imperfect In concep-
ron. however crude in composition, are always
b.,te, than Inc generation they govern. They are
II, n,oduc,lon of men eminent for wisdom and In
,,l,rence.. The human element appears In the
,sr;,s in the preudices. in the vices OF each gen
rat;on; and since those days perhaps fabulous OF
he solden age which the Poet claims as the stock
4 his eeuea,ogy, every generation has been much
more exposed to the evil than to the good principle
The unwrit,en code OF Custom has had more force
than the written one of Duty. Punishment has
been but fsebly preventive where Custom has
n,,eed Itself in conflict with the Law. This may
s,usn why Societies, ever seeking the good IN
,bsi, institutions, have always been overborne by
the evil. The Legislator teaches and prescrbes
he law which Humanity accepts but does not OBJ
,ere Every man nvokes it in his interests, every
mani iorge,s it in his pleasures.
TaisbeiDg then at once desplsed and privileged
vhom we call Poet, moves among men with
.ep sentiment of sadness. From the moment
.hen his eyes open upon the light OF the sun, ne
ssks but subjects OF admiration-he sees nature
ssnaHy young and beautiful-he is seized with
5yine ecsacy, with unknown transports; but soon
tsindshe inert creation insufficient The true Poet
h,.spasscnately God and the works of God II IS In
himself is fellow man; he discerns more dis
dacdyand completely yefulgentthe etcrnallisht He
roud find it there in its celestial purity, and adore
God nthe heart of man, as sacred fire on spot
kss altar. His soul aspires; his open arms extend
themselves in his yearning for love, he would TAIN
sleaye open his bosom to give entrance to all the
objects Of his boundess desire of his yestal sympa-
dies; hut human deformity, the effect OF ages OF
corruption, canno, escape his lmpid eye, his pene-
taing glance He pierces the envelope-he sees
countrfeit souls set in splendid bodies, hearts OF
clay hss,aiues Of gold and marble. Then arises
hisanguish, his Indignation, his murmurlng, his IN
yectve. Heaven, which has given him an eye so
searching, has given him also complaint or bene-
dlciion, for PRAYER or denunciation, an eloquent
lndsonorous voice which imprudenuy betrays all
The ,osmenls of his breast The abuses OF the world
wteDch from him cries of dis,ress-the sight OF It's
hypscrsies burns his eyes with red-hot ron-the
ssfetinsso Of the oppressed enkindle his courage
tudacious synpathies boil within his bosom. The
Poet raises his voice and proclaims to men truths
which initiate, because they condemn them.
Then arises all that filthy race who shelter them
slyes upder false respect for the laws in order to
stisfy their vices in the shade, and gather up the
stones Of the road to pelt the man of truth. The
Scrbes and Pharisees Ga race eternally IN the u.s.
cendant) prepare the scourges, the crown OF horns
aaa the reed, ,the dersory sceptre which the bleed
log hand Of Christ has bequeahed 10 all lihevictims
ofpcpular prosecutions The blind and stupid Iaul-
.tude immediate the martyrs for the sole pleasure OF
soasempaling this suffering. To them Jesus on the
5ioss is nothing more than the energetic spectacle
afs mar in conflict with a terrible agony,
Nas, fsom the bosom Of this abyss of turpitudes
Ia fh,N
and wash the wounds of the sufferer with their
tears. There are also some weak and honestsouls,
cteu dismaYed by the corruption of the age, but
agaln encouraged by pious faith, who come to
Ned pponhis mangled feet the balm of explatlon.
The later prepare consultations for the victim-the
ioFrser, recompense The cloud opens, the angel
q oeathtouches with his fiery finger the PROSTATE
brow qfthe r,an'who is abou, 10 awake an angel in
rs iara. Already the celestial harps she'd upon
~ saelryague harmonies. The golden-lessed dove
sens To hover beneath the burning ooncaye OF the
aeasens Dreams OF a spiritualist future OF be-
seyeT, IDEAL of Socrates, promise OF the Son OF
aaff you are the sunny side of the Poets desti-
" 'yoa are the incense and the myrrh OF ms
sousdss YOU are the crown of his protracted mar
WHEN The Poet should therefore keep you con-
s'aa's sayiew when he exposes himself TO perse
s1lnsf; he ought therefore TO live and to labor
awe without ever entering, in act or intention,
h' amali ef eworld. j. O'C.
no sphcr must mean what arr termed the organic"
ts crest laws Of public morality, and the men who
~ lsnea them not the partial petty e,acrmcnts re-
steamboat or railroad, tho alteration OF name
tas ssxebaige OF husband, which arc lnzdc and
aasaaiy by the petty men Of current LeSisia
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