New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-01-01
y ,onv Many TRIBJNE SATURDAY, JANUARY 4, 1853

oue.t of our hero, Who marries her before 'he
close of the war, and being sen, TO England on
a diplomatic agency. discovers that Der fa'her
and the old Captain were brothers, the sons o.
the lord of Wycherly, whose second wife prov
ing woman of unscrupalous ambition had tsA-
en- measures to set them adrft at an early age
and prevent them from obtaining kn,wiedgs
of their pareutage. The successive steps oy
which the mystery is unrivalled. constitute the
principal interest of the work. In the denou-
ment, the Captain who succeeds TO the lnher''
lance becomes tired Of the monotony OF fresh
vster life, ard returning TO the naval service,
makes over the estate to Overing, as the hus-
band of his niece, her father whose character
is great feature in the book, having opportune-
" departed this life some time before. Anepl-
sode relating 10 the sister Of Overing, gentle,
devoted, pure-minded Quaker girl, who falls
into consumption after the death other lover.
runs through the narrative OF events, and forms
an attractive contrast to the scenes OF violence
and intrigue which make up the staple OF she
work Her character is beautiful conception
and is sustained throughout with gu approprl'
ate refinement and tenderness of dalineston.
No small skill is exhibited in the grouping oil
the different personsses Of the story, whose
fortunes however complicated. and made In the
long run to do effective service in the develop
ment of the original plan Of the writer. We
certainly do not claim for this novel any extra
ordinary merit as a literary composition But
its freedom from the prevailing defects, which
beset so many OF our aspiring American roman-
GERS entitle il to respectful notice. Ii has No
affectation of s, ointment or language-lts tone
is pure and natural-it does not aim ut elect
by a monstrous "piling on of agony'-it de-
ponds rather on the fidelity of its portrsltnres
evidently preferring to be true than startling
~ original-and this TO our thinking, IN these
days is no mean prsise.
~" THs PoErIcaL WORKS oE Henry At
yosD" This volume of poems by living English wr
ter whose genius marked by sweetness and deleacy
rather than b, originality or bOldness u one OF tue
many truly vsluable works for which the American
public Is indebted TO the taste and enterprise OF the
eminen, Boston publishers, Tcknor 4 Co II consists
Of variety Of miscellaneous poems sonnets aud
hymns several q which displays fne lyric now ana
express ion The prevailing tone of the volume 10 gen
tie almost to feminine sOftnes and inspired by pro
found religious sentiment IL can scarcely be better
described then in the lines which the auhor uses s
proem
Not war, nor huuying troops from plain to plain,
Nor deed OF high resolve. nor stern command.
Sing the brow that carries trace OF pam
Long and enough the sons Of song have scanned
Nor la.y's love In hone ysucklc bower
With helmet hanging by IN stolen ease
Poets enough deemed Of heavenly power
Ere now hsi svshed upon themes like these
Nv harp and have sou ht holicr msed
The fragments OF Code image 10 restore.
The earnest longngs of the soul TO feed,
And balm into the spirits wounds 10 pour.
One gentle voice bath bid our task Godspeed
And nov, we search the world 30 hear OF more
The edition i. incIbsd to Longfellov, OF whom the
suhor prols.es to be warm s1tnrer Ia his prefacs,
he oilers some hopeful comments on the CONDITION oil
English poetry and its prospects In this country
Some years since, none would have 'enturet % pre-
dict the DELIGHT with which of us in England now
read American poetry. CertHnly. 10 far as present
promise augurs the yrs will erelong be pronc OF more
and goodlier than the paIentstoek In TINS country
Poetry il tact passing oi the held OF the pubic view
a, subject Of interest The modern school here u one
If intensely Rrtihcial thought, aud denon eaOOrs.ep
obscure and even the highly -sAsoned viants which
serves up find but who think them worth tasting
For the evens and habits Of day have no recog
nlssi poetic uranee Our poets walk On snts too high
10 .dmt 81 their seeing the fresh bowers which are
sprnRing up she level sw lrs Of English society We
want sn infusion bOdness and freedom into our P9esy
new OF Saxon truthnlness and PLAN spoken
ress whirh ~ the rick OF some pOstcal tntec0ran-,
iuay nvgoraie the decline and az e1ss stpone sne
fail of cur republic on letters And Il /, this account,
that cur real lovers OF nail the treshness and vgOr
Of your recent American hards. md hook to them or
their followers the rise Of genuine new school OF
Fngisn ps<y We want meter and dictlon which, npt
having been weddd by the association OF ages % classic
propr.eter shG not be ali ALL 20 sing OF rnlvys AMI
tcsnrrs aud tes md TO recognizable vast changes
whiCn Providence is making among men, AMI these
things YOU are beginning to give us
Art l. A. wide 40 Man; every world reality, may be
also made u reality IN art II u u not 20 male INC pO,
eriy in the artists, ArRts como 20 perfection throuyn
tsl. and flures many a mirror IA broken. before tbs
perfect rehestor forth which gives u- 3orlnad
md cleared the bright distant mmlnary OF ruh Ton
may have many poets before you have great Po' ou,
II they be renl ones their power will wax onward, ana
cuninate At last In the snalOgies OF lis W0rks VINO
made both the heaven above us and the heaven Oh
thought, the rising OF many stars gives least hope o'
the rlsing Of sun.
We have no doubt that this beautiful edition Of a
senuine poet if not great one will be sincerely wei
coined in our community and especially by religious
rendsrs Q2mo PIP i2i. Sold BY Putnam Sc Coz
u the NEw-YoRK QUARTERLY" Jan.
We are pleased with the progressive Improvements of
this new Quarterly The hrst number Wa. little suited
to awaken any enthusiastic hopes Of the success Of the
enterprise Ia the present issue, ind more attract
i've reading than in mot of our old-es.ablished Re
vews The articles arc generally topics Of current
interest and from the pen. of fresh and vigorous writ
-rs Without any verdan, love of innoVation, tbs
lumber shows desperate clin.ng 20 obsolete ideas
II is free from literary Hankern, which, possible Ia
q more dete.table thing than pOliricsl Hankerisrn
Among the articles ind - The Genius Of Em.rson,
discriminating but warmly apprecisve Of the mystic
Life and Letters Of Niebuhr," well written
end instructive sketch Of the grea, historical gisntki
.r-" B.ncrofss History of the United Staies,' pro
found and ssgacisus essimate trsnslatet from the
French FlGxnan's Outline Drawing, rich n
s.athetic description ard crricsn,-and favorable re