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usually found in English criticism on American hi
cra-urc. although L abounds in onesIdod and super
fetal judgments Longfellow, on the whole. receives
catholic apprcciation and IS placed nearly on The
same level which he occupies IN the hearts Of his own
countrvmen. d" He has relied too much for an lnde'
pendent and permanent reputation on ms German
and Spanish friends An elegant and accomplished
writer cultivated mind critic would be justified
in praieinp his works more than the author Of them
He has studied foreign literature with somewhat TOD
much nrof,. We should not impuio to Mr.
Lonrfeuow any fragrant want Of originality but
hnc appreciation of thoughts presented TO him by
other minds and the skill and :act Of a cultivated
artist. are qualities very conspicuous IN his writings
But We would not allow his successful study
and his bold and fecitous limitations Of the writings
Of others. TO detract from the merit OF what l. really
original in his own" The critic pays warm tribute
to The Building Of the Ship" as a noble lyric"
full Of The spirit of Schiller" lie then INDUCES in
an absurd cockney objection to the first s;anza Of
The Twilight"
And like the wings Of sea-brds
Flash the rhife cops o. the sea,
an image at once technical in It's language and poet
cal in It's spirit but IN which the reviewer can find
nothing but Renaissance Of the millIner's shop
A still more laundering criticism Is the comparison
Of BRYANT with Mrs Hemans, whom he resembles
about as much as Milton resembles klOpstock. No
thing is more characteristic Of Byants poetry than
the basis Of firm, healthy, natural reflection which
undcrlies It's most imaginative creations, presenting
an absolute contrast to the coyng sweetness Of Mrs
Hemans's mpulsiye sentmontalism. a superficial
reader may complain OF Bryant that he lacks passion,
movement, has never received the hre-baptlsm, be-
cause he displays no spasms as proofs OF strength,
but it is utterly surprising that any one should mis-
take his camness and selfpossession for want OF
concentration Of thought energy, unity" I'll first
time We fancy. that our auStere, medltdtlve, COM
pact American bard has reminded any reader OF the
luscious monoiony Of the pensiye Fehcla.-Whittier
is dIsmis cd IN a few words an lmpracncable abo-
htionist. whose rhymes have the same relation to
poetry that harangues al popular meetings have to
eoQuence" THIS sweeping denuncatlon of noble
hearted poet bears equally the impress OF the stu
pides prejudice and ferociOus party spirit Who
ever can nothing III Winters fiery yncs but
food for the love of caumny and an appetite rhor
rOrS" must have instinct that his own ground Is
quaking beneath him. and that songs of liberty and
labor are dangerous to expressions IN which he has
share If Winters stem rebukes were not appli
cable to British landlordlsm to American slavery,
they would not be such foul offence 10 the dainty
taste Of the Edinburgh cntic.-Lowell IS described
"a dreamer with little practical skill even in his
own craft OF authorship but there runs a true vein
Of poetry through his writings it runs zigzag, and
is mixed with much drOsS and is not extracted with
out some effort Of patience but there Is portion Of
the true metal to be found in his works"-A few lines
Of description give as graphic a sketch of Wendell
Holmes, the poet and pet of society. as could be hit
of IN a more abored delneation "Mr. Holmes por-
trays himself to US as boon companion, physician
by profession, and to whom poetry has been only
an occasional amusement-One of those choice Spir-
its who can set the table in a roar, and who can sing
himself the good song that he indites"-An amusing
article in this number on Transatlantic Tourists"
gives profusion Of extracts from Mariners " Let
tiers on America" book OF tawdry carcatures, Ia
Troilope by conccitcd Frenchman. IT, Scott & Coz
tY THE Alas OF SoPHoKLEs," is an ele-
ganty printed volume conang the Greek text Of the
play, with copous, but critical selection Of Notes
(Which are given IN English from MuSgraye, Brunck
Johnson, Erfurdt, Jaeger Person, Elmsey, Her
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aration Of this edition has evidently been labor of
love, and evinccs genuine spirit of classical enthu
siasm. 1t presents a highly credltabc specimen of
American scholarship while the beauty OF the typo
graphy is rarely surpassed The modest Editor
should not have withheld his name. U2mo PIP. 3i3
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