New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-12-17
New Publications.
TIE POEMS OF FRANCIS SARGENT osGOOo

The FOEHb OF FRANCIS sAhGENI OsOyyO
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This /. Ooe OF the most beautiful books that
have ever stDed from the American pref" 10 10 gene
n. nys It corre.p9nd, with the publishers ed
tons OF Brya,t L,rRfeov and His butt 10 larger,
and Of the eugrsrngsP particularly the EXQUISITE
portrsl, VI the author, ~ Cheney " Old Friends ~
Ilin,bei wood, Ida" By 6. q. Cushmsn, ara The
Keeper" BY Hunptrys-sesrn to Is Of The very hr'i
order Of pictorial embellishments that have appeared
10 this county
Ofths iitersry merits Of Mr. O'sood We n1si nov
sossk briefly Il appears 10 be generally seknor
ae zsd ihs IA the airy bsbtOess Of her lmssinsuop
the osicscy OF her fancy and the meodJ aud variety
Il the oadencss Of her verse, ste occupies position
above al the . e.s Of per II grace aud ienderue"
srs the f,tes chsrsctsIcs Of feminine genius she 10
the most vornany OF poets 1t has been unfortunate
FOR her fame that she frequently written care
e,sy and published without revision, 10 supply tbe
demands for n.ssznes Her earlier poems too, ~
which ne the 10 judged by many becsuss these alone
have Hitherto been collected Ia volumes, are for he
nos part trfing In and crude IN execution, with
out de2sh Of thought esrpsstne,s Of feeling. Thoo
who cave formed their estimate OF her character from
t1ess viii Be surprised al the noble Illustrations Of Der
p,.ers in this superb volume. Eurydice,' " Ire
Drssn Ct Efmeuss!de" Fragments Of az Cahn'she1
Story" sleep "a Happy Day Labor, and any
o,her sces which are written In the ss few years
s-e flu Of the most beautiful sentiments 10 forns Of
the oest in siion su1 In ryihms that echo every
variety Of emotion.
This edition Of her works 10 divided into Poems a
Imagination and Passion, Tales and Ballads, '" sa
cred Poems " Floral ANGLES and Songs Oh
SONGS she has written more than hundred, many Of
which have been published with music, and are now
everyw sung with as much delight as the melodies
OF Moore or Bsyly Toe poems on flowers have a
charming 1aira. unequslei In such compositions sad
thy evnce delicate purity Of feeling nowhere aP.
proscbs5, ,sye perhaps in the pages Of Rcciols -
The sacred pieces are In some Instances characterized
hys.u5dued butteudsr melancholy buithey frequent
Il have he cheerful hepcfuness which more sppropn
stey belongs to worship. Ashes Of Roses aud The
| B,ypb.er Of Herodss" are the fnsr specimens OF
their da,~eut styles The fret touchinsy eloquent
expression OF maternal SORROW ard the last is Of the
lew Instances which do no; Ss Us regret the use Of
scrptura scenes In literary art The most character
isac exhibitions Of her fancy are perhsps In the
Ta'os md Ballads nearly all Of which are marked
by her iiosyncrscss Of feeling and expression But
her fame wilt rest upon those poems Of Imagination and
passion which I'll The earlier pages Of the volume The
| pieces from a Happy Day 70 sleep have dram
.uc rel Ion and unity which usdiy the consideration
ol them .. single poem sod no ono has written In
our lime who might not refer to such poem with
pr1-, rad rcy upon a, The bs's Of an enduring rep
utati0u
Ias work. Of Ms Jsgood have come before sne
public =, ale PERIOD tor the holiday ses'op' but we
re ,i.tfaeu II even under this disadvantage, they ca
not meet with lsrge, sale hst grest' the u'fs
| Ted books Of lhe yesr