New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-31

and sucb sb-urdIy vulnerable points as the
.,;o. and in,propreties Of daily life aud society
Poor wellmeanng civilization, with her aihes' MOI NJ
-. "a ,r.d;,;on maintains ceasele-s warfare Win
nature vu,earity and host OF outside oafo7riSn
foes while Humor who always hsd IN DIS na'uIe ''0
of the devil than the angel, stands by, Laughing as
either patty ges fail" We do not 20 readily assent
70 .orne further rem ars romthe same quarter wherein
an a,,enpt is made to settle the position OF this Me
ph,stopbeIiun sccfer with posterity heins III =.
eunbsricnly belongs TO that class of writers VINO are
, sc.nd,, 10 the weaker brethren, terror 70 Tue
strong and puzzle to the conservsuvey wise OF 'nef
own dsy and generation but who are received oy the
intelligent cotemporary with smile, aud by the aiteF
conner with thanks. He belongs 10 that great Dana
whose laughter has been in lie inner soul more moving
than the meet fsvd flow o. serious eloquence-to ioe
band which numbered Lucian and Rabelsis, and
Sw III among lie members-men VINO lashed INTO mo
ton the sleepy world Of the day, with all its oaroque-
ish virtues and vice. Woe TO those who are stand
inc near when humorst Of this stamp lie turned loose
on the world He knows nothing Of your old laws
ike an Azrael. preon, be advances conscienceess
feeling nothing but overpo Serins impulse, as OF
some higher power which bids him strike and spare
not This view of the diff uy of estimating awriter
like Helne produces greater degree OF CONVICTION,
and will strike every acquainted with the SUBJECT
as being singularly inst 10 the main; " A writer Of
HEN es character can be judged only by the broades
ana most comprehensive rules Of criticism, If indeed
in many Instances he be open to criticism at ALL
reviewer ssio have remarked of Carlyle that one
might as well attempt to criticize porcuplne and this
may be said with much gre a'cr truth OF Hene WHAT
can he done with writer who pAraces every virtue
mingled with every defect including Occas 81 flashes
of studied stupidity aud deliberate weakness and I'M
presses ON your mud conviction ia At all Il right and
that all will be perceived to form harmonious whole
il YOU yourself are MY intelligent enough to master
the ROY sierous law of harmony which governs these
inconeruous elements. Heine in fact, can only be
f " comprehended rs a whole and the more we read
bin the better We appreciate him. This is charac-
trsc of all truly great writers Who do not reproduce
themselves" The Pictures of 4 avel," Of which we
have here the first monthly Dstament, he's never be
fore been pub ished English arslation, and Is
entirely beyo nd the reach of most "oyersetters Of
German. Mr.. Leland, however, has acquitted him.
self of presumption by the manner in which he has
executed his task. lie not only shows an intimate
knowledge Of The original, but remarkable facility
in retaining the spirit o. the authors pungent bumor,
which so easily evaporate in TRANSLATION. In the po-
etiea pieces bis master, of English versifcaton en-
ables him to preserve the odd turns of the original,
without too great a sacrifice of verbal fidelity.