Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-10-11
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This IS that afiiatuS Of a profoundly divine
philosophy which the successor Of Christie
pher North bids Us believe to be only "drawl-
ed-out grief-luxury OF woe-a chorus Of
consunptivs sections" etc.
Bat the reputation Of Tonnyson's previous
works needs no defence fYom 50 unworthy
pen. The "Day-Drean,T T'Locks,cy Hail."
"The Palace Of Art,"-thess are things
which. though light. airy, and seemingly per-
ishablc, ara like Italian architecture cast in
iron. never to fall by tlre rough blasts of that
criticism which estimates strength according
to the e!ephantine clurnsiness OF its structure.
We believe tha. the world must wait say
forty years. before the princess" viii take
its proper rank which. If ths laureate csn
meanwhile keep hs fingers Of It, viii then
he set for future admiration. az the pure Ionic
column among the ruins The Acfopolis, yet
commands more a,tention from its very sins-
p!sofy cf grandeur than the invo.uied ac.'n-
thus Of the NOR, meretr;c;oasly ornamental
I Connthian.
! Without going beyond The limits oil a news
! paper notice, wc remark briefly Of Tennyson's 5
latest volume that he has perhaps made 4
mistake in rnanifestns leaning towards the
turgd ">pasmodc school" Il is unfortunate
that poet who can employ such melodious
veTsiiication should ever fall in with the prose
poetry Of Upper. "Mand" IS roughly hewn,
and evidently has not been impmye.l by three
or ionr years nursing i IS said 10 have had
before It's disclosure in daylight. is author
Is toor;ch to borrow, and We could soon con-
vince him, by quotations from what IS pure
ly his own. that Il IS fsrsuperioF to the sTosil-
ing Of Massey, or tho passionate slnyeriugs of
Sm.th, If be viii hui remain himself Maud
IS too mach Of poetic lai!erday pamphlet 20
suit conservative views, and is radical IN mis-
taken views. These views va do not believe
Tcmyscn entertains, and II i 10 done 10
couTt Pretended impending change in pub
lie opinion he viii provo himself sstoaish
ingiy short sighted. The characterof the an
tagonisms at strife in the world Of though,
and passion, so fr as a delinestion IS given.
is good; better hiking may bo derived from
the above quoted passage from Pp(nani. We
may eandidiy say, however, that It pleascs IT'S
little better than Professor Aytoun, though
neither Of Us have tho least business or right
to pIt il in the sell-suflcieut wuris Of the
latter. for which we would ike to bring the
Scotchman up tn the ropes. It Is 20, long
since We heard ono Of distinguished ability
declare Of Tcnnyson TIA. there was much o.
beauty in his every volume, bet he was un
willing to admit it 10 tho division Of III,
grand because it was Incapable Of analysis
On that occasion We promised 70 explain tc
the best Of our ability why true poetic beauty
is Incapable Of restriction to exact anlytica
art Every reader Is familiar with rassag,
Of tho Tempest
'.ilke The bsseiess fabhc Vi s;si0n,
The Sloud-csppei towers, ue gorgeous palsces.
The solemn mrlez tho globe itsel