New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-12-25

- .t1,c uissoa TIE las; WORDS that trenoisc on
hs lips iculated TUT Of soon entering iato 9fiiis
2snonsnip with tie prophets vhe Esd gone seo'e
I'm !.sG II nit to reconcile such sr3ent psrsevsr-
r. pie,y with an irca,..nt system Of onPhemoss m
posture nor such pure and elevated aud oeniznAn'
precsps a, are c9o.alne1 II the Koran, With mind
haunted By gnob.e passions, and devoted 70 'ne grover
liz interests Of rnsre morality and ind 10 etner fans-
factory mode Of solving the ersms OF rs ensseer and
nduc: than by srpposing that The rsy OF msn's a.
Icins,ion which aashsd upon lis enthusiastic 'Pl'i'
during RE religious ecs'scies IN the nj might cavern
Of Mount Hsrs Continued more or less - beSiSer I'm
with ssptce. Il ropom2lis 20 the end Of tls Career
and tia. b. did in the delu,iol Of bis rnson IS
prophet
The literary execution Of this work Ike All the pro
durdons + ar Irviugs zen, Is CHARACTERIZED ~ gea
simplicity refinement and elsgsnoe, and an exquisite
nisb Of style His paragraphs ri! OF wi'a the same
sw1 e, -nd delicious uelody Which gives src5 Chain
70 zoe SIX tch Book and ths Life Of Columbus WIKI
The admirable vein Of good sense iaai Perraoes s''
xIupg. and the broad foundation 0. iacss CO which
they Iepo.e there is Do danger Of cloyas he 's'te
slib such dainty iichues
POEMS AND PROSE WRITINGS. By RIcHAio Hfs
AZ DANA. hew.Y0rz BlSer ard scnonsI
TIE siu. era Of Ar. DEua's writings who form
An ea,usiss.s .ho1sh limited circle Of readers "a 'hs
c urtry sad IN England viii welcome The appearance
Of these sump.uous volumes 5soolcing memorial
Of taer author In addition 10 the Poems sod
ore vikings lrcluded IN the former edition Of bis
works. they cortan some short poetleal pieces and
number Of Reviews and Essay. contributed to different
periodicals. some of them much thirty yesfs 'isce
AID nos repubnshes for TIE frat time.
~ ff.fa m mart better G1ap.e1
70 the general taste AID vii fad broader sphere Of
,vmraihY, tb an tue previous works which the re-
yu,s.ion of the sutsor bss heretofore principally de-
pended ~: ths, hey are destitute ofhe ehsrsc.
nc psculiaritles Of thought and expre',on which mark
a. the Productions Of Mr. sns's pen two or three OF
them, Indeed, presents more complete erpo.ihon Of
h, IVA on re gJus and social philosophy than hss
before been given 70 tbs public tu' in general they
sre free aud genial dcussons Of various ,oPcs II H.
c-a,ure, presented with ireshns's and 'ncefiIy OF
felf g. which csnuot s 10 com nand the interest
Of taoss pn) rasy differ mos, widely from their coz
c.usi ~. Ia this respect however what have been
dee med tue most exceptousbie opinions will meet
ai,h very diferen; reception from thsi WHICH they
erpcrisLcet on their or. insl PRONUNCIATION, whsn
.nch critiotmc for instance put fo.ih Ia he X
view Of Hszltts Lectures On tho Engish Poe's
character u. - call br the Interference OF the most
INN ,culate ,bsi Of Boston mot to tsy Phsrsee' and
6i.olaee Inc suthor from the head of the North
American Review - man dangerous 10 good letters
md yooo morals TAe reader who shsl now pefufe
these crit ci,ms for tho fret time will 0e apt to think
that the .tAndafd Of taste aud morals hiss greatly
changed, and pyhaps not Ei,e improved They fur
nish ,nesns OF Comparison between the preseo. and
tnc past go far as the infant literature of this country
10 c,uc,rucd aud "a the author iutimses IN his well
wordei preface "f looked At Ia this hight they Will
be deserving Of some attention. and 10 1t will probably
be found - lie their chief Interest to people OF nis
day"
The most suikiug trait Ia Mr. Danss prose writings
their taous htfguess la treating subject he oeVer
appears 20 consider what he said about H. but 10
saxlou, only to express what he thinks sb Jui H. He
never writes on u theme which has DO, been made tae
obec of profound contemplation, studied In the sh'
of M earnest experience, and vitality connected Win
the deepes, elements of bis own nsturs WORDS are
:, hin, sysr, coins never counters. Ne canuo, use
them In sport They muit always represent q rei !
y,ue II they do not stand for some sctus spiritual
reality which he hss felt and Of which he 10 conscious,
they are to him cyphers. He does not deal with
them. In the art Of playing with phrases he has no
ski II be 10 attempt ~ vrits TO order, be woud
b, rulued. Hence, bis style 10 at the wdes! remove
t-om ever ything that b. led doe writing, every
thing which aims a, set which commands immediate
popularity and which hss made the fortune Of troops OF
authors not only al the present day. but Ia every pc
ioi Of literature The troughtlulnen OF tia writer
demands spouding ID ]ughfaae's Ia too reader
| GA ,h. account, many would regard hii winnings a.
severe and una,tractvo They cannot be peruset with
cut certain degree Ct the mental Intensity In which
they had their origin. If there was greater alloy 10
the refined materials o. their composition, they would
gallo larger avld Of admiration. % the other hand
the per,on. who I'D In them the reproduction Of steE
mo,t precious Iperience', naturally reg ara
them with an en,husis.m bordering ex,rsv.g anc'
TO hoIe who had no, been affected by their strong mag
,,ic ohuence This We know In fact to be the case
AZ The expression Of the !rmosi soul Of tie author
these writings bear strong stamp Of originality We
DO not mean that hey tlncIured with The errahe
s2Ii. which delights Ia srote.qae conceptions ana far
fetched mailing the reader open bis eyes 10
ssle Of wcnde rment Ga the contrary, We nad pages
IN .uecs sson lowing calmly and smOothy o. In vein
Of pure snd vigorous EcsHsh which presen; nothing
to attract the attention OF readers VINO are away
on n, watch for something salient sni startling
Nor does the sulhor pretend 10 deal In taoaeh OF eA
ore,,ion. aicn may NOT FAD their parallel In the pro
Il - IL.
.sn,s thai his idsas are always his own be does Dol
BROW even from ais fsvorite lights BE AFsys ute
ri. OWE eyes for the purposes Of osservaoa and L
eaer.hes singular sel'reisnce, as F'2sei' he worA
M. Of hi. own intellect Tsis produces tbs rensfA
abe union of sArnssiEess and dgaiy which eeIseier
ICES Nj Dana. writpgs De speaks hke man WHO ID
| CONSCIOUS Of authority who has claim 10 be heard
aud hence bi. style often assumes tone sucsi prO-
phet like IN lts solemn susserity.
The strongly marked sloas spirit Of these volumes
iatelfused with their picturesque descriptions and
uuustpt criticisms 10 that 10 rare In modern
literature Every susisct Is regarded IN the hss. Of
spiritual principle, ard what 10 deemed BY the
.ataor to be the essence Of Christianity sends ia per
sad, ns influence ,hroughou, his productions
| Win sublime IDEAL standard Of life AID society
combned with prevalent d,tFus In the tendencies Of
arnan nature M Dsaas we've arc oiian tngsd VITA
mild sadness which esds hin 10 look wstiuiy 10 TIE
Pa, a. rslsl from the dSss,ascoas of the Prsseai
more hopeful, md ~ We b-ieve, soun6er 2hilcsc
ply, would teach him to plsee TIE golden age IN TIE
seturs bat 10 ere cery Elm he merit CT being 81
sincere ard usually eloquent an advocate As ne ides'
| .pd irstiial0ns Of BY gone age can boast
Ths 10 10 sing extract from nticls called "Oid