New-York daily tribune., 1845-03-04
VOL. Nv. NO. 2s2.

But though thus late, why should not thou and
Before our lives short seasons oo"h"dIu tehu,
r rnew that ny-eYtinguisiIed memory ;
My tacon-eyed, my ialcon-heafteo + iienu
II is high vocation, to go out
Loon the d;edal Earth, and watch the sun
Rise above unknown hills, and wide about
Strange plains extend our sights dominion:
Through scenes, which TO the hsbtants OF each
Are worlds distinct, as ii they planets were,
And eyer-varying moods OF sarb and speech,
To pass lig ht-winged, and free as birds of air:
To live whole years in some short span Of days
To feel new wisdom falling, like dew,
Upon our passive temples, and the maze
OF life unravel with ready clue ,
When close before US spreads some famous land
How well we think how faithfully We know,
Imagination lays her regal hand
On Memory's shoulder, and she dare not go
For hen the Soul can best It's ear apply,
Piercing our daily paths discordant Sound,
To that low paced, long-ectoing Inelooy,
To which the Earth, II liz pure prime, went lounu
Such generous ends will surely energlze
Thy hower-trail form, I'LL 1t becomes go stron9'
That in dark ways and under s,ernest SKIES,
Serene and fearless thou Wilt move along;
And Natures shapes and each historic place
Fresh current of their inner life vii! hnd,
Taking the mould OF thy sUpernal grace,
And iuci4 with the light OF thy clear mnd.
It would not, we think, be easy 10 refuse such nn
invitation TO travel. Does any one ask, who Is ie-
tro della Vale ? We answer, that is one merit OF
Mines, that he will oblige you ii you wish to un-
derstand him, to find out what is not piacarded on
the corner of every street, and he oilers these IN
ducements in manner so pleasing, that almost all
who read will be induced TO seek; ye; many OF his
shows, though they are really worth showing, may
not be seen by the many, even when close TO them,
for want of sufficient delicacy OF vision. We our
selves have lent the travels OF della Vale to those of
whose sympathy we fel, secure, and found them Ut
terlv dull to the charm that lends such thrilling tone
10 the song OF ourrobin-red5reast,
"Thc pure lovc-can that on those spirits lay"
"The Law of the Humble" is best known among
Milnes's poems and it deserves 10 be so, in that
he touches the best chords Of his peculiar lutte. The
two poems to Myrrha may also be mentioned for
their delicate vet strong stamp of individuality;
and this is to the man what fragrance is 10 the
flower it may not be the best of all perfumes, but,
according to its degree of freshness and intensity
in its proper kind, is our sense Of the secret life of
the plant We regret not having before us the
Poems, Historical and Legendary as we wished
10 quote one of the Northern legends, which Is re-
lated with admirable expression. Its the tale OF
poor servant girl who has committed the crime OF
infant;cde to save herself from shame. Years
after, she is attended bya Brownie, or domestic
sprite, which, with most seduous care, mltigates
her tolls and diyines her wishes. Life becomes
new thing 10 her in this presence of sustaining and
unwearied love. Her whole heart Is bent in gratl-
tude toward her unseea friend and as ii is ever
our way 10 grasp at something palpGbe, at the risk
of losing the spirit that pervaded us, she Is mporu-
nate 10 see her comforter in bodily form. II long
resiss her opportunities but when ii no longer
refuse, appears to her in the moonlight OF her cham
Der window, as her own child, still bleeding from
her hand, though srownto such size as the interval
of years would have permitted had IT been left in
life. The story is told by Mines with force and
pathos worthy OF its moral beauty.
Palm Leaves shis latest publication. II is the
record Of his travels in the Levan and in Egypt in
the winter OF lSi2-3, and, as on former occasions,
he has given the form Of poems to his observations,
adding by note or preface whatever Is needed for
full illustration, and, as before, he has been highly
successful in this attractive form ofjoumal.