Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1850-05-02
EDITOR'S TABLE.
Poems by John G. Sare. Second edition. BOs'
ton. T;ck,or Reed, g. Fields.

Poems bu John II. SdIe. oeCohu euilou' DOS"
ton: Ticknor, Reed, g. Fields.
The public have shown no more than just
appreciation of this modest volume by demand
ing a second edition. Other editions, enlarged,
will be required. We claim the late I. 6. Fes-
sender as being fairly Vermont poet, and in
his line second only to Sam. Butler OF Hudi-
Drastic fame-and second TO him in point of time
only. SAKE takes high rank in the same class
ne has the genuine humor of both, and more re-
hnernent than either. With less than half Il doz-
en- short pieces excepted, this volume of one
hundred and forty pages is fun-dtire. The ex-
cep:ions show that Mr.. Sake Is more than pun
ster and WITH true poet. So much alter rea-
ding the book, which was not an editors
copy:' we say this not merely in courtesy to a
brother editor, but because we are proud Of ev-
cry thing creditab.e TO the literature of our own
State. Perhaps we should say, las we have not
before announced The fact,l that Mr.. SAKE has
lately become one of the editors of the Bur
linglon Sentinel. Scouting the true and pracii-
cal in politics, he takes the fancifu; and his fan
cy is to hug hunkerisni, and hate (what certain
coalition editor of the poetcal scrt once NEST
n-poetlcaly called niggeriSm. In short
are sorry to say tin literally hard Latin:
''.Sarum poirtre -
which is thus freely and Gle gantly translated in
our bran new patent doube-revolving cast
iron dictionary:
As sisyrhus with sich-a fuss
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SoSaxe j. G., now taxes he
With locooco grind-stone!
We heartily advise John to quit Pluto and
stick to Parnassus.
The Poems" are for sale at Walton's Book
Store, and we hope to sell lots of them for the
benefit of the clever author.
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