New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-01-04

How swoe,ly natural! end how distinct is tic
picture Of the ltla girl, rs she sits by the brook.
The Eocm canno. fail 10 charm uli who have
treasured the precioss memories Of Their own
chilho cd, and remember how romance was there
interviewer with reality.
Miss Barrett makes many most fair and dis
tinct pictures, such as this of the Duchess May
a. the fatal moment when her lords fortress was
giving way:
Low she dropt her head md lower. till her hair coed the
7oii slopiy loor.
And tear after tear heard fall cistinct as any word
Which yoS might be listening nsys lgf D,ce %, ,
thy aa5 and clasp beauty ia its moan
She stood up bitter with pale yet steady face;
Lilo sta,sc ,hunder.tuck, which, though Quiverng,
Right asains, the thunder place. (slde.
And her foot od IN. with pnde her own tears the stone he
Co to- faithful friends toJudrs no mere what ladies do.
No. nor how their lords may ride.
and so on Thsrs are passages in that poem be-
yond praise.
Here are descriptions as fac of another sort of
person from
LADY GgRALpIEE's couHTsH!P.
HER foot rpon the stass-bareheaded-w the
OF the ysial he vestue gathered closely to he, throat;
h The golden ngets IN her neck, Just quckened by her
And rppesins breathe for and doubling to oat-
With branch OF dewy maple, which her right hand held
And which clnbleda green SHADOW. hetwxt her and the
As She turned her lace IN sons ts she drew me on hef'
And study the deep meaning OF the smile md IN her eyes,
For eyes alone smiled constantly her lips had serious sweet;
eahe dmple rarely rppled on her cheek
But her deep blue smiled conssniy-us If they had by
Won the secre, of happy Dream she did speak.
How fine are both tho descriptive and critical
touches in The following passage:
Ay aud sometimes the hillside while down iii The
With forest bshind and its shadow cast before
And the rive, ndsi e ana aetG h The a n Sefs
There cbeilen, TO he, praying did read aloud the poems
Made by Tuscan flutes Instruments. more various. OF our
Read the of Sperseror the subtle inerowings
Found Petrarc onne-here the boeS-the leaf IS folded
down
o,a,nes mcern acknowledgement
How,tts saladaew. Tennyson, god vocal ieyeiis.
Or from Browning some Pomegahate which, ii cut deep
Shows heart within oodnciurcd, Of vened humanity
Or read there sometimes. hoasey, some new eosm o. my
Oh your poets uever read thor their worth
For the echo IN you breaks upon the words which you are
And the eharowhee jar the gate through which drive
Acr when tired of books the silence round
Us areng lbredst,-
slow ann Of ,wce: compression fe, with bea,in:s II the
She would freak out, sndden IN gush OF wooand
singing.
Lake chlld emotion in CODA nniad tired of rest
On hear her singing know which ivres-
For her looks faouaes gestures the
finest, ION
ri, tie thai shoot ont vocal light, and seem swel,hen
Then tadob, how talked her voice. cadenced in
thetakng.
Msee another sins;n=-of the SOUL without bars
While The leaiy soinds Of woodlands hCinc round where
walking.
Brought uicpoton wOrhyswsc.us skies about the stars,
And she ipake ch socd thought, natural. if she always
thought them
and had sympais ready, openfee Ike bird branch.
Just ready k wet. which ay bcsou thcr,
Ia the birchen wooda ehrIup the grange
In her utmost lsh,nss there is ,ruh-and often she SPEAKS
lightly; prove !:
And she has grace being guy. which mo1rners ap
Tor the e3 o. some gve earnest thought underuues 80
As to justify the foase ND tho waving flowers Above