New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-12-03


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b. ~ II clnss Il The Romantic kaAt-nf9ti sDntbeT
and Macsalny heir bnfS - yen ana bgya LOT.
lakes IT, life not directly from nature but hDn DOCKS
hns relnps fr that 1sOu loss vitality Than me
The neat Gloss i tie Phiiosolhc KeGlsts Of which words
worth il the gIeni symbol. They treat NE e. y ~ pa'
viewed with the sympathy Of the writer and snecied -
hi anoyss TO bring light ard order out 81 the elt,s
which Il presents. 4 Wordsworth did not invent this
mode he carried Il to a higher perfection than
any beige him OF the Romantic ldeGlis's Cole
ridge stands NJ the head but Wordsworth, IeHnyson'
Keats and Browning sometimes enter T. The la-t class
the Philosophical ldeGllsts "Fesius q wo.S 81 Philip
James Bale belongs 80 this class think other poem
had ever many stars If turned 10 Romeos use Il
would fulfill Julcts wish Tor him our Young friend.
Alexander Smith, has similar astronomical tendencies.
There are many subdivisions 20 this classification.
let me not pass without mentioning TbOmss Hood.
There is plenty Of Wit in the poetry OF country but
The preDaring Oi wit Is purely intellectual process,
that Il can be ordered beforehand Ike cecream Much
if not all Of Hood fun is Of this kind homor Is ian
nicv than wit think there has been very htte
Of IL sure Burns. HumOr must have feeling n u; wit
needs none Noltare a wit but Mrs Partingtons
couversaion with the omnibus driver has more feeling
aud humor than all he ever uttered A laughter and
weeping ore closely alice pahos aud numr are akin
and tie latter is universally acceptable than viz a,
The Catholics offer more homage 10 the Nrgn-a being Of
tie same race as themselves The Song OF the S1ft
and the Bridge Of Signs have too much ind ynation
and force to be pathetic think there is more pahos aud
humor in the novels Of Scott end Dickens than In
phicol JeGlists the latter they do not Ike shelley
sail existing order and attack Christianity, recon- sni
themselves 10 many think they may be quLiied by al
Vpthet which would not wish repeated out OK th lecture
room, where the semi c0oquia character Of the nter
course between the lecturer ard Lis audience gives
licensel | think they may be called ta'f Rogers and
Woodwork, for example, Slow but when You read
tie others YOU get great deal in minute. Ihoy
affect change OF phraseology from that usual among
poets for vast they write great they love Gormlp
. examinations, ard new words, such milky sail,
Snowy sail would be familiar. They are fond Of hard
writing not the cream but the curds of style The Angus
ian ege was past when Tactus iammed into few SEN
fences what Ivy would have spread over several glow
ing pages fear for the future Of those poets. l
do not think their art would be hard 10 learn.
"Cheop Polyehromatic School OF Verse for ehiiren
might think, be opened, in which the whole mystery
could be taught and acquired in few lessons the only
direction necessary Is pick out all words used before ana
nut in words which never were. I now thank my
audience Tor the kindness with which they have re.
Ccved MY efforts % make the hours which We have passed
iogothcr agreeable | ask them TO remember thai lee
tuTo differs IRON critical e.ay as much a, an acting ara
ina from romance The 'cturer, like the angler must
hot only offer his audience the best food but the food
which thoy WI take and even Truth to please, should
present herself in her feathers and diamonds
Or. Holmes read original farewell poem, which was
oteniiyely listened to BY the audience and loudly op-
Tlanded at the close.