New-York daily tribune., 1845-12-18
take, no: Italo American, but Italian views OF the
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garden OF the world.
One is Forsyth's Italy. This is collection o
fragments If we remember right, the author wa!
one of the unhappy Detenus, who had as mucl
reason 10 curse Bonaparte. as the Italian and Aus
;rian prisoners have the polished and serene
Me,ernich and these fragments were written dowr
from memory, under the depression OF exile oneli
ness and hope deferred. Still their tone Of hisl
culture refined taste and harmonious thought makes
them very valuable. No one who seeks mere amuse.
ment need try the book but one who wanted aid in
forming taste, or TO be stimulated 20 higher point
OF view and more accuracy and delicacy in observa.
ton than contents the crowd will find pre-
ceptor and f,ead in Forsyth. The book, we see,
is for sale at Wiley Il Putnam's
Goeihes Journey into Italy" and Second
7 Residence q; Rome have never. we believe, been
translated into English and it is high time they
/ should be. The presence OF Goethe exci!es in
stinctve an,agonsm in this country. He is one OF
those whose Office it is the tide that burries
US SO fast; he vindica,es the individual against
the mass, seeks for help 10 the world in private
culture rather than public measures, and would
educate the people indirectly through the influence
of the Beautiful, refining aud elevatng the whole
stress in any one or two directions. Little things
are 10 him of vast importance as the means OF re-
Election on the whole; the least fragments are
gathered up with Infinite care. Much diving is not
grudged for single pearl and the drest technics Of
practice made to yield precious harvest of
thought Ii is this patience this depth, this serenity
consequent great scope OF vision, and clear dis
of the Intangible links between cause and
effect. that SO opposed TO our hasty, over'cm-
phatc, superficial mode of action and II s Just be-
cause he possesses what we need TO balance our
own mode till harmony be attained, that anago-
nism against him rises up Il, first. When con-
quered, we realize the truth of the saying that
hate is love disguised"
Those who are ndignan, at Goethe for pursuing
his studies in Natural History while the cannon of
Jena reyerberated on his ear will consider these
books trifling. Those OF deeper discernment who
are willing that great man should 10 as Nature in
tended and his sout dictates even if ii be not ac-
cordnS to their pc, model, will bestow enough
attention on these trifles to see their Importance,
and draw with Goethe worldwide inierences from
the miniature details special studies But as he
studied Italy, so must his books be studied,-no
reading in the usual style OF this country will ac-
quaint with their contents; they must give much or
nothing, but that much is of sort not attainable
elsewhere
England is scarce less hackncyed, and still more
difficult ground And of all the tourists who have
tried il. who is so entertaining as Prince Puckier
Muskau commonly spoken of as 'Me German
Prince?"
Here again is traveller whose personality is al
ways apparent but a personality how large and
rich, He combines the manners and culture OF the
highest class with taste for whatever is bold poiS-
rant subtle or dramatic in the life Of the lowest and
Q; all classes, graceful persfage half sad, yet
sparkling, keen sagacty and great descriptive
powers Laborious tourists armed with spectacles
and umbrella dstrust the observations of the gen
tleman in the dress coat and orders, who hides his
little note book beneath an embroidered vest, but
with the Prince leather and prunella futl their pro-
per office of clothing the body without impeding It's
agility or Disgusting its proportions
The best poetic descriptions we have ever seen OF
pictures and buildings are by the German Prince
He repaints and rebuilds them; he has an extraor-
dinary power Of investing words with the forms
and coors of his subject. AT the same time he re-
presents the human and poetic interest HIS own
pecuartes of are obvious they are such as 10
delight US, even while we make allowance ior them
in estimating his judgment OF what he sees so as 10
ret at IL average OF truth This book will not easi-
" wea out aud ought to be published here again
DR.. Waagen's book on England has been transla-
ted into English but We think not many copies nave
fovnd their way across the water. The book is
c,,lled Works of Art md Artists in England. Dr.
yNaaCen was director of OF the great galleries
of Art which are the pride of Germany and had
letters TO many persons Of royal and noble blood SO
that the treasures now accommodating and ottenumes
hidden in the palaces OF England were opened 10
him. no, only for hasty survey, but for deliberate
! study.
The spirit of England is exactly opposite to thai
! which made Greece of old the home oil genius
! There the wealth of purse and mind was expended
on public edifices and works open to the instruction
/ and cnioyment OF all men. Ii was shame 10 citi
zen if hc decorated his home too richly, or KEPT
precious things for himself rather than consecrated
them 10 the honor of religion or the State But i
is the pride of an English noble 10 keep things tc
/ himself MANY have fine collections at country seat:
which they scarcely visit and which are only now
and then seen by the traveller in haste and under the
handsome douceur We can imagine The grea
men 10 whom we owe these works of beauty,
now they look back the scenes OF their labors
ewing with mourntul and indignant looks the DAM
soli,udes where lie cntombcd those forms whicl
would they thought, daily minister through ages Il
the 10y and inspiration OF throng OF disciples. o
/, is a deep wrong thus scliishly to keep bacl
from men what might SO greatly benefit an'
bless them In consequence OF this state o
things we, who have read almost all books Q
this kind that exist about Enslaud' had moi an.
conception, I'LL Doctor WaaSens visit oil Tn
vast riches of this kind boarded IN Rnsiahd nov
far beyond all that Alsddins lamp disclosed as Ia
as the magical realities OF genius outGo the dream
of fancy Here in New-York pictures are ordered
they say, as a necessary part OF fashionable iurnl
ture The English noble furnishes his walls VIII
souls the trophies of Titans climbing the heaven
and bringing away their brethren in captivity