New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-16
NEW-YORK TRIBUNE
COMMENCEMENT AT NEw.HAVEN.
Nrw.HAvEN, Corr. We .ne.aay, AuElA

COMMENCEMENT OF OLD YALE-At the Com.
nencemeDt Dinner speeches were made BY Prof
FtLroE OF Harvard, Rev. DR.. BACON Of this City
DAsIIL LORD OF your City, DR.. A. H. STEvESs
Bop. EDWARD BATES Of Missouri, Prof BRowS Of
Dartmouth, Rev. joins PHRPoSr, OLIVER WES.
DELL HoLKEs and Mr.. GOULD Of Georgia. Par
toOars BY mail. HIoHELIEU.
~ The following is an account OF some OF the
principal features ofhe days doings at Yale, which
we give, although the remainder Of our c]reespon
dents letter has failed TO reach
POEM BY DR. OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES.
Aner the Grafton, OLIVER WEEDELL HOLMES
| ND of Boston, delivered Poem, distinguished
| by the telling wit and sparkling point OF the diH.n
| guihed young author.
twas quite long, but there was no uneasiness in
the audience about the end, unles, perhaps that
nsjority wished the ending should be still moro dis
tsnt than it was. / presume that it extended to
about 900 lines. Ii was well delivered and the
crowded galleries and side slips glowing with
besuty like stars in the sky and on the horison Of
Intellect in the center, greeted the Poem with va
wing embroidery, evoklng, Ike wizard wants, deep
but insrtsulats murmurs from the "orAcles of in
.enect Aforesaid. need not describe DR.. Holmes
toyou for many Of your readers have seen him. He
has always reminded me strongly, in face and
ststue Of Samuel Lover, the Ir sh wit and lyrist-
But to the Poem.
hopened with reference to his own feelings on
headng the scenes Of his father studies, and to
President STILES, of Yale College, to whom DR..
Holiness family was related.
He then introduced a beautiful description of
opening Spring, aud pictured the influence which
leaf and flower, and genial warmth, have, to tea
away the ,tudent from bis study. Here We had
slowing little picture OF April, which think can
give you about veTbGtim.
IA Is,t young April, ever frsu and fair,
WOOD BY her playmate with The golden hair,
Chased ~ The margin Of recesing foods,
Der the son meadows starred with opening buds,
In tears and bushes sighs herself away,
And hides her cheek beneath the flowers OF Nay
His description Of the different flowers AID birds
appearing in their seasons was peculiarly Poesica
and grand. This part OF his poem was as rich
a. the perfume of the flowers he described,
and as musical as the song Of birds. He described
the water lily ~ queen OF the lake, with Morn the
Sultan of her pasted lips. The oriOle be described
"AAshe OF fire
Rent By the whrwind from blazing spre"
The crack Drained bobalink he set
| awooing hi, crazy mats
Poised on bulrush tp,y with hi, weight"
i He then paioted the pleasures Of the secluded
Ttudy and ,hus revived its ch rms and dispelled
he gloom in which the beauties OF Spring, by con-
t.,t had shrouded it and from this no drew the
mual that we should lever trust 10 momentary
feelings or impulses, or judge all things from one
point. In this connection were noticed the differ
nt effects produced on different minds, in different
mods, by the Sexton tOlhug bell which he de.
kribed as great cadron spilling its brszen roar
He then went on to protest against all kinds OF
tyranny over mind and body. In this connection the
keRAL BULLY, as TO whom
@EOn-rtsiIsnee ties his while cravAl'
was rowed up, whose
Turn The sweet milk Of kindness INTO cards.
md who
| "Bsls his homies with bis brother worma-
Indeed be scorched all intermeddlers-
"ihe roi'y tribe in psnta.loons, or-lsB"
TRK PSEUDO CRITIC, TOO, got aroastiDg-B oston
md Rew-Yosk got "JesSe," particularly New
i0sh, thought, bat it may be only because he
lives IN Boston and in New.York.
A Bos,onian, he said, seems 70 think that
aHssvtn should build The walls Of Paradise
| ofQaley granite, lined with wenhan lee.7
| OtNesYork critics he said:
@whose wide rsnown beyond heif own Sbode
Extend. for miles along The Harlem ROAD.
Worn. wisdom, wealth, s5undaat and to spare,
kAss iios rosuea Al lsSst her honest share;
But Eol Presnme
Fortane has ordered abe shall tarn The po,se
OF lhiES Empires with her BoSery boy.n
From ali this, aud more that cGnno. touch upon,
he drew lessons OF charity, hemli,y aud liberation.
Bat l cannot folow him through all his posu,
nor woUd ], for il is 10 be pubSshsa IL n,n,,bls,
brm. A few lnss | have s.olsn from hi, ls.yas
against the doctrine Of non resistance with 80
| shall ooncade nay notice;
Lard Of our Alhers IL ,hins hour ofnees.
ee6 help ,bes guarded 5y Tie passive erea5t
A. he lone pilgrim trusts 10 beads and eowl
Nsea through ,he iOfest rlBss ,As gray wsf'sh,wl
Aslhe deep galleoa Elils hsf glted PROV,
When uAe biset cosslr slanis Rth war; her bow
AZ be Poor pleasant, Slsa hls peaceful nisa,
II ffSsia 10 bis fsAlhera sairisg golden gross,
| Nhen The dark Plumsge. win The crimson beat
a@ ssued, shsdo~y, from its ipAniersd peak
esus'tihy lends, whose Idle tOaelss w0sd clarra
20 II cd saoe from thy fosnsl's zisn;
- 'ee'es 'eA4y ~ las on sylgias peal
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