New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-06-07
The Lnke-Country I'm Observation-Disclosures Cole
ridge and Wordsworth.

The following sketch, by "a Pedes-
srisn of one Of the pleasant places Of England, we find
In an English psper
There Is a strange yet natural fascination about the
homes and haunts of the of genius TO which is
most delightful 10 resign oneself; the very air that
breahes aroand them seems not Ike other air the
peace that peryades them fuller and deeper and
more perfect than other peace the trees are greener
and fuller foliage; the skies are bluer and the sun
light setter and we feel subdung sense OF awe an
reverence steal over us, for truly the places are holy
and the spot wherein we are standing haowed ground
Descending the mount, we pursue our way upon the
high road along ne margin 9, 'ne nyoa1 MN
Cottage seated midway along the lake and upon Its
hanks We kindly received by It's inhabitants aud
Hospitality entertained In the very room occupied by
poor Hartley oleridle. Hartley Coleridge! All how
little did think many years ago, when we hrst heard
that name casually and that of one Of the smaller fry
of Of the ninnows In the Csftaan waters
and subsequently, when very occasionally we met
the name as that Of newspaper contributor and were
moi, we must confess much interested In waat we met
with-,ie did then think that we should ever come
10 look upon poor Hartley Colerdgc both a man and
A poet with such intense interest that should have
been ell content have taken the present excursion
NJ apilerimsge TO the dwelling place alone. Poor Hart
ley Coleridge here, then he lived, and read, and
thought and wrote-wrots many Of those sonnets so
exquisite perfect in their pathos their melody and
their truthfnsss of poetic feeling that they nger in
the mind Hike Fnntches OF those old songs and hteside
melodies whereof one Of trio hath worthiiy and
eloqutntly discoursed. Poor Hartley Coerldge the
rood the gentle the sfectonate and the pure hearted
WELL Il something TO have sat In aroom once occupied
Tea over we turn out to stroll along the road Grus
mere and thence round the other side Of the lakes back
70 the cottage old Nab Scar meantime looming up
above stern and mighty with frown upon his granite
forehead which even the peaceful beauty of the scene
beneath him seems insufficient to appease A sudden
turn In the road, which winds beneath high banks
larger and wider than Rydal. Mrs. Hemsns, in her
beautiful sonnet styles Grasmere Vale the vale Of
peace and the sppellaon is most appropriate not less
appropriate IL the designation OF "urnke vale" which
occurs In the same sonnet more peaceful scene Il Is
impossible 20 conceive. The lake and the village with
r unobtrusiye house Of prayer, lie calm and quiet in
ali sides by bold pTecIph1a- .sanntsns The ec. If
the whole scene upon the spirit most soothing Pass
ing along the margin Of the lake come 10 the village
and the church, and entering the ohurchyard pass on
over low grassy graves, TO retired corner where
cvershadowed by foliage, Hes the grave Of Wordsworth
simple grass mound, with plain hesdstone, whereon
70 Inscribed name and nothing more II Is thus that
this spct Of ground, by many deemed sacred spot IL
distinguished from the Of mother earth and IL
wen mat !. IA 40 Around y cluster many household
graves end one there Is OF peculiar interest-that Of
poor Hartley Colerdge. Close by flows tho river and
Nc musical murmur sinks softly and sweety into the
soul OF The Pilgrim, haronizng with the spirit of the
scene deepening ne seclusion, and enhancing Its repose
One thing tina, particularly strikes al the grave of
Wordsworth 10 The appropriateness of the plscethe aps
proprAteness Of the place for the last repose of one
whose way Of life was wholly with natare. one 10
whom
BlanA otesaand sAy sustAinsd hat mood
Mhics, with tie lofty, sSnc,aes The low
One who, Of all the Of song 10 prominently the
postsf nature How repcgnsntio all our idea. oftruh
would Il below annoying and vexa,ious-were /, 50
ordered that should find the tomb OF Worasworth
amid she dim cloers and massive aisles Of some dney
eity-Rirt cathedral What mockery il would be-
what solemn farce-what insult 90 the great high
priest OF nature. Somewhat less anomalous, yet still
very far from appropriate would Il have heen hsd the
venersod dus, been depostet in the interior ofhe quiet
country church we are now contemplating but
here Il L. laid open 10 the visiting airs Of heaven
60 The smile Of the blue summer sky,-to the stern
regard Of the embracing mountains,--on the mar
ain of the pcaoefal lakein the bosom of the sweet
vac and high TO the very spot where the best years OF
his lofty and harmonious life passed. well,
how ersndly does al that msrts Of the great de-
parted sleep the last deep sleep Truly there nothing
TO regret in the scene all IL should be for poor
Shelley said OF another end memorable Gods acre
st almost enough 10 quake in love with death to
be buried h 50 sweet place" Then, TOO. bow sppro-
pirate Il the grave se; elaborate and richly sculp
iured monument but simple grassy mound with one
plain hesdstone whefeupon Is inscribed name and
name only, az 70 most sting Whs, needs hts grave
snorei The grassy mosad tee, IL thousand times bet
Der than slab. for Is IL pleasant 10 thint--
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psho~ a Der krs>nsst ksle,
esr the June douers scorn 70 c>sef
The essy Of Their Ssp&rssd lover
Ard new ersnd and n.obehoncred Wordsworth,