New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-03-02
Chuucer and speuser;


srrssER AND THE FArRy Qrrrs. BY Mrs C. NJ
SELECTIONS FROM THE POLITICAL WORKS or GEoF
FsEY CHAreEn with Concise Lie OF that Poet
and Remarks Illustrative of his Genius BY
CHARLES d. DEsBIEB Wiley Putnam le41
PIP. 2i6 and o49.
The lovers OF elegant literature have good reason
to be grateful to the aeciionate admiration and enthu
sasm which have put these two volumes within reach
Of the public at large Il is small thing for treasures
like these hitherto known mainly to the studous OF
wealthy to be opened to general access especially 10
service to bring the OF into relations with
great poets for other form of art Is 50 potent or 80
universal In iis influence Poetry One OF these pieces
of spcnser Chsucer taken into the mind OF young
person flows ike river through the whole OF life car
rying with II freshness and beauty and acting on char
scter with power true II is gentle h may be an
heresy but for part we would rsther have these
two little volumes than ali the reatses Oh morals YET
published we should put them into the hands Of y
friend whom we wished 20 instruct and influence WIN
much more confidence as 10 the effect
Chsucer and Spenser generally named together
we suppose because the the fret and this other
the second OF the great English poets There is hardly any
other affinity between them Chsucer. with his broad,
hearty and comprehensive nature, his healthy ygor, hu
NOR and directness was = very different from the
refined delicate and ideal spenser The lived
amid things they were, saw things they were and
made broad mark where he struck He appeared as
king in his own right and assumed the throne without
asking leave any lie into Nature and behold
the Ideal where she keeps it, in the Actual Spenser ON
the other hand flung Nature the beautiful veil OF
his own imagination and invested her with the ideal
forms OF his mind. Endowed with sensitive or
ganization he like Tasso dependant on the sympa
thcs and support Of others Thus of the two spenser
may often be the pleasing but Chancer Is 10 our
mind always the greater and the more original poet he
will always have deeper hold on the heart OF man
though Spenser may exercise more subtle sway over
the fancy But after all there is little profit in the com
parison except far as il may throw light on the
writings of each. Each has his own domain in which
he is unsurpassed.
The essays which accompany the selections OF Mrs
Kirkland and Mr.. Deshler eynce profound scquaint-
ance with the spirit of these fathers of our literature
Mrs Kirkland writes of spenser with the srdor OF
disciple rather than the GOODNESS OF dsnteres,ed party
She enjoys than she analyses and we read her
with none the less pleasure. 1t grateful nowadays
when every dabser with the pen must iorsooth play the
critic and make and regulations, to meet with
writer who IL content to love the artist and his WORK
without applying the yardsck to the statue or studying
curopsly into the defects of its heel the bend OF It's
little finger Mr. Deshler quite absolute in his ad
niraton of Chaucer though his is the praise OF man
md not OF He displays excellent sequAint
ance with early English literature and we trust that his
though sometimes elogged BY too wordy
STYLE may attract his readers seek cut the de
ghtful regions.
We regret that cannot make for some of the I
many gems with which these two volumes studded /
but We hope that readers win not fail procure and
enjoy the whole.
NEw System oY TEAefuSe FREScH by EDWARD .
CHuRcH g. h. Mussey Boston
The system OF Mr. Church IS well known Though I
he large classes which he has successfully taught this
CITY, and We have heard from his pupils the fullest COM
nendston OF IT, as one sfordng great facility to the
Gamer both in the requirement Of the grammatical con-
ructon and genius of the language, but also of the pro
iuncisilon always difficult matter TO obtain from
,ooks The following recommendation of this work is
rom source worthy OF al reliance
NEw-YoRK. Feb. H. lsi7.
have had tul opportunity TO Judge for my own salts
.,on 10th of the Qualifications of Mr Church. 10th
teacher and Of the facility and usefulness o MS sys-
am of instruction in the French language and am able
! snS.k ius,Iv In terms OF cOmrnendaron of both
STEPHEN II. TYING.
Rector OF ST. Georges Church. NewAorS
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