Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1850-12-06


nave before written "a commentator which
,he Interesting and valuable contents of the
December number fully iustllcs The Series
OF articles opens with GoLDsMiMn's best poem.
almost the best descriptive and ddactc poem
III The languagc,-" The Deserted Vllarc,"
Which is 80 widely admired and SO narrowly
read. Everybody knows all about
Sweet Auburn! oveest village Of the plain, :"
but lew there are that have over h,aa Of Tin.
othcr opening lines Of this beautiful bucolic:
Where health and plenty clecrd the laLoring
swain,
Where s'nna spring IT, earliest visit r,iI
n"h P'rng summers lingering hloons lie lay'd-.
l'nf '"vrlV bowsls OF Innocence and east
% WY ,"G4 Wien every sJ'olt co1,d please
NV o',rl i-'c IOIt'r'd DER Thy green,
W y, mere hln'lg happiness rudrard each scene
! INV i'rh hay" pau-d on every charn-
u" S'"it"r"d cot the cultivated farm
he never iaIing brook the busy uIIlI
W. urC,it churcl that iopp'd til. nr ibpring hill
ie h1wuI"rh BUSH with seats bcuealh the sIildo
r.. ,u'h''s ~" ana whispering. lovers made;
low oit"n hay" h esd the comm" ,lny
When ton RENTING lent its turn 10 p,ay,
ana an ihc village train from laUor i,-,
"a 20. ~ tIsf sports beneath the spreading usV--
w me ihdny pistimr cirrled in thu. sI,a1,
lhe young coatcndng the Id surveyed
ana many Eiinbol trulicki DER IN. ground
ana SirHhls u art and icats oi Strength 1eut
round w
AMI stlll, AS each repeated pleasure ir'd.
Sncceediug sports lhr mrthiu band nsprd-.
Inc ua,cIng PAR that slnply sought renowu
ny holding on to IRE each other down,
ne swain nIstfusIess ui hls snutt,d lace
Mnilc secret laughter itterd round the puco
Inc blsh'nl virgins sid@long looks OF love
Inc ihatrons glance that woad those looks TT.
Prove.
These were thy charms sweet village, ,nor,s ill.,,
these,
With sweet succession, tau .ht even toll ,o r.o.e.
These round thy bowers their cheerful influence
shed
These were Thy charms-but all these .,inr,us nm
fled"
This admirable poem ID illustrated by a cap.
tai likeness of the Poet, and eleven fincly-exe-
;uted wood-cuts-a style of engraving that h4a
more than kept pace with "the progress of the
Ige." People who real "The Deserted VII.
age" will be surprised to find "local habita-
ion for multitude of " Learned" quotations
hey have made from "the English classics
Without remembering precisely ,el.ut classic
hey were quoting. We believe more single
ines Of Goldsmith have become popuarized
han Of any other author and fewer people who
Use them know to whom they are indebted
oniu ilIoic III tlidI OlilCr
oets did, and do in paragraph lie wrote
Or the telegraph" that connected him with
enote posterlty, and was liberal with his
thoughts, and economical with his words. For
Example, read, dear but bcnightcd reader, the
blowing glorious concluding lines;-
and thou. swee, Poetry! tho, .oveliest maid.
sui hrst to fly where sensual Joys invade.
UNIT IN these degenerate times OF shame
10 catch the heart or strike Tor honest fame
Denr, charming lymph, neg scIed and decriuJ
My shame IN crowds, my SOLITARY pride
Thou source OF all my bliss and al my woe
That lount st me poor at first, and krcpst me 80
Thou guide by Which the nober arts excel
Thou nurse OF every vrtue--fare thee well
Farewell and oh VIII re'er thy voice he tried
On Torneu 5 cliffs or Painbamnrca's side,
Whether where rGninoctial iervors glow
Or winter wrups the polar word in snow,
sui let thy voice, prevailing time,
Redress the raors OF the Indictment chine
Aid sighted Truth: with thy persuasive strain
Teach errlng man to spurn the rage Of gain;
Teach him, that sates at native strength pnssces'd
Though very poor, may still be very blessed;
That trades proud empire hastes TO swift decay.
AS ocean sweeps the labor'd moe away
W nile seli-deprnIent power can time DEFY
AS rocks resist the pillows and the sky"
We thank the excellent Editor of "Harper's
lew Monthly" for ere producing" this poem.
The remaining contents of the New Monthly
re of unusual excellence.