New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-07-11
THE TRIBUNE.

.sbmen,s bis lively sense OF Individuality IN char
Toto, mis- delicate perception as critic bis power
os an, and familiar illustration sparkle in little points
# light from every page OF the book.
Here Just on first opening the volume we find g,
half sentence how happily characteristic of Hunt :
.oculiar powers "Ariosto, whose mind could fly
a., NJ IFS nest over all nature How simple, yet
,,ac, is the image, how fully descriptive OF the
,.,are spoken of how pleasing and numerous the
,.goestions il affords Hunt is far better lndica
az than Hazlitt His mind is far fsircr frecr from
non openness and kndncss.
We must own. however that there is in Hunt
uality to ourselves uncongcnial OF the Cockncy
ssoo he seems TO us the only genuine Cockney
though in Keats we find a slight faint OF the same
ind. bat no more of that today The quality we
,uude 10 was no doubt VIVA, excited the disgust of
pron. We have taken great pleasure in Hunts
retry vet we understand why Byron was never
weary of nicknaming his poems Rimini Pimnl and
Folly age.
The tani we speak of consists in a certain vulgar
,srsonal familiarity a sort Of cuddi'Hg way we may
e,u 4, Of getting close to bis subjects. He does not
know his distance from gods and heroes He can
not Keep in his proper place cool and graceful HIS
warm hands and breath are on them, and the close
mess Of his scrutiny and the pettiness OF detail 10
which it leads are, at times quite slckenlng
Cockneyism is shown in that habit of mind which
\. ,erson acquires from being brought up more
o,,onv objects to use in the house to wear, and cs
,I,a th,a bisb
q, saculties The children of the city begin life in
oo close intimacy with tea kettles, ice cream, and
hacking. and will never let US forget them. We
once heard lady attempting TO give her idea OF the
sublime appearance of the White Hills when
sbrouded in their winter vestments They look
Cd said she. 40 shining and white like, like
,snglass" just 80 Leigh Hunt, as he is borne up
on the Mediterranean to Byron. finds in the foam
of i,s waves a delightful resemblance TO whipped
ylsbub-
We saw we would wish the critic or narrator TO
keep his distance: we would wish him to be cool
lhs, he NAV be graceful and pure. This GOODNESS Is
the farthest in the world from GOODNESS No! II Is
The deep glow of enthusiasm in the inmost heart
ha! dictates the soft and revcren touch the obser-
vslion of spiritual distances
We say spiritual distances for II is the want OF
oerepton as TO these that ofends in Hunt and those
oi bis class Were these observed, neither close
contact of bodies nor great freedom OF treatment
would offend.
We NAV not perhaps, make clear what we mean
Indeed we have often heard Hunt praised as genial
and We suppose many may esteem just this tamil
isriv genial, as we have heard persons spoken OF
s5ciable who had an impairment familiarity
Of manner that pu, an end TO all beautiful inter
course
The quality we refer TO is subtle one. but, as
far as we can indicate il in words may by saying
tina, he who is familiar differs from him who is
gracefully free, jus, the rude touch OF an outlaw
does from the soft cnging of child. The perfect
medium between codness and vulgar freedom may
be seen in great works of art. Look al picture
by Raphael However closely the figures may be
grouped they never intrude upon never heat, never
push one another 1t is this which makes the pres
sure in a crowd of refined so very different from
ina, in crowd of unrefned persons The mutual
respect ofminds has great power to take away It's
il effects from the weight of bodies and the soft
crush Of arisiocracy Is no mere Inquire OF speech
where that aristocracy is OF the mind The differ
ence between persons is very percepiible In the
crush Of omnibuses We do not always like TO ride
u the sane omnibus with Hunt through the City OF
the Great Dead and full of beauties is the Story
q Rhnni, we are sorry for Paoo and Francesca,
Tia, he had chance to write about the secrets OF
their hearts and the manner of their lives.
Having said this we have scolded out all our
ne against our Cockney friend, so accomplished
brilliant SO gosd naturcd, and 81 unable TO I'M
dsrs,and why he should ever dispease. His books
AZ excellent companions. and will be read TIL all
lsr substance has been taken into the life OF the
ne In their own way, none are better. lie has
Ansfcized or undermined many charming stories,
u Of large and truly human interest. Such an
ooe is The Tale for a Chimney Corner, most
gracefully told and of great moral beau;y.-We
link the following the most romantic little story
exisn,:
Thomas Beckett may have inherited 20
mantle turn Of mind from his mother whose story is
ssneular one His father. Gilbert Beckett. flour
shlne citizen, had been in his youth soldier In
he crusadcs and being taken prisoner. became
AVE to an Emir, or Saraccn prince. BY degrees
he obtained the confidence of his master, and was
admitted 10 his company, where he met q person
who became more attached to him This was the
knir daughter Whether by her means or not
does not appear but after some time he contrved TO
escape The lady with her loving heart followed
Inn. She knew they say, but two words of his
language London and Gilbert. and by repeating the
rner she obtained passage IN vessel. arrived in
England and found her trusting way 10 the metrop
COS She then took TO her other tasman and went
nom street TO street. pronouncins hilbert A
uowdcollected about her whercve she went asking
= course thousand questions and to all she had
VI one answer" Gilbert Gilbert she found
"a iai,h IN il sufficient. Chance, or her determine
90 70 60 through every street brought her al last
NE one in which he who had won her heart IN
-'ery, was living ia good condition. The crowd
s'ew the family to the window his servant recog-
40 her and Gilbert a Beckett took TO his arms
~ lbs bridal bed. his far come princess with her
"d,ary fond word" X
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