New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-11-29
TOM LLOW's NEW POEM.
~ THE EIGHTH TEOUsAND-EoW READY.
SONG OF HIAW AT HA;
BY HENRY W. LoNogELLow.
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From The Lsrdon illustrated Tines
On the day Of it, becoming known that the Amsrc,c,
Hepry Wsdsworh Lopgfsow tbs nplshsd pet Of
to the eopo.ion Of PEN on he sct Of Am csn Iad.a
Mythology good many thousand readers We take H. felt
Erpeetsons have not been deceived The Song otHi,
w.ib, !. GEOGRAPHICALLY LonsfelOs. gre s,est work.
h sa
on IL. uS S II pa.s
mster-are nsnested H,wshs 10 moot remarkable de-
Every the Indian hero In his sss'rc.l
progress Is be,thrs l.ndcsps every adventure be me 't'
The sTsods q ai.w.tb.. weops' which we q,osed in
cur 1 xss. 1 S1s the sss b es IT,
te1t m;Le the fortune Of any poe,
their posibe origin and relating to ether mythoo
re, have time TO speak We must eon'ebt Ourselves
wbie6 they have been oo.eted dstsd and t to the mos.
exquisite muic Unqualified tpprov. Isl phr.': in
sSs D o he so ono Of for 81
be- the faithful echo Of bsIbsrous peoples postC
we have not been able to discover"
From The Nations. In.ell'g.ncer
I'VE have in ttrn.wet Poem by M Lo1sf.lo- psrh,p,
able plbmsn Of much needed work We are incsed
ns BIS Of P .t for TIM h rsssa
their Interpretation ard recognition the ouy eOatr ulon
ass :iSa - sSS fss %s' I
its and heed The work therefore purely ogn. nd
R ssp..us: sSs i5s s. %': the p
drcrs thm in consistent and noble Epic This che virtue
Poet. have for their lands Lonsfeow has done frhs
ton into the Inssn character and history beec ma nors n.
e,r than Ksnes exploration Ct tho Polr Sea-. Ags
nt.: ssn .Dyhos And We .1i. each 90. .s.@Ia:
f.. s.sy .s s s no fs o T..
the most absorbing poem Of h length se have read
And sndss noble American Poem, vita few i,us
any other OF our times.'
From The Home Journal.
IL Lopgsow had OF enriched the literature OF his country
save The tong of H.wstha be 5ud deserve the poets
for this ebo and no successful stte np 20 give TO
that literature srsns Individuality peculiar to the lsd where
the home the Indian, whose e the and th' earth
bis mother"
From The New.yori Commercial Advertise
lily pSroeiss certain s%ou Toe
will, BE- s the s Be-
peetsd BY nonoorou, praise, would probably neysr have
mind ibe b. reason: fI sppauds the .ah9
American literature eeans initiate the British poets
and for .pbsmpg with bis genius the simple sad beautiful
ms.tey Of sDsusse which h.. enabled him to wife long
poem Epghh in measae ~ech no English, and no other
been Known hitherto IL the works Of LOpe de Vega and
other spaDind it remained fog Nj to sac the. the
Ereb capable Of being m9ded INTO roehaie verse as mus
cal as the Catlisn"
From The New.york Tribuue-
" We brought into relations with bird Of
the foe.-every animal hauns are fequented BY the
With od. simple nipple
Joys and svsse life are In series OF r
can penetrate savage breast reproduced 10 touching beauty"
From The New. York Express
=, Of P.cs in eaed sS' v.9y Ss
and completeness are perfect In This respect Issns the com
wiz iumo &C. no other the language, outside of
shsispese spencer and Milton more uniformly aad sue
cessfuly sustained throughout in this one elemsnt
wrought ont with an .dmT.bs oempstsns. Oi
paty and dances tricks and T.nsmgratio OF
ihs Indian Puck Devil, hardly surpassed by auythneo
BEAUTY ard sseyene.. Of my local dts apcn
some Of delightful Western scenery"
From Hsrper's Magazine.
"Tlis Is one of picturesque fances OF Indsn ira
SS md Ssss S .s S aS p2 Gss
adventures which Mr. Lonee sdoru with the brightest
su' Of In p;n Il ..d n. tns a eaSas
wrought exquisite hnish Of the verseand thonsa sme
he Whole t,stas Of he show, the dainty fd
iouiness foI which the author Is rsmnhab'e
cit saords noble illustration Of his hns poetic instinct the
purity ard sweet OF his Imagination sud hh siie niesy
and Versatility Of expression
We think he h. so far the subject that few sub
sSSS,S the fesoTIce. Of versatile f.rey 'y@rh. with
nature, sweet and tender vein OF senlm AZ sad de ss
i.boied under peculiar Inherent siacufe. snd -hch few
poets could have completed with such eonidersoie success
From Tbs Boston Transcript.
The hero Ises like another Promsbeas and his career
pictured with great power and h The heroine Win nef
character and her oveory delicious as tbs odor' Of the for
est the song of wild birds The stmospbsre OF the whoe
poem Iedoelt Of Nature aud the blooms Of lie IN
Escineysd ard free sprnkse with m,seTs hand along
the lines Of this fIssh and most lovely esenL'
From The Concord Reporter.
"The appearance Of this poem an event IN the ie airy
world Of than mary Interest, 10 this prod1'tiOn : to
be noted the artistic polish whsh eh.etelL the ,usoI'
former ductionhe fsultea msser and msodi07s
rhythm Tie tIochac foa feet verse; used in this
euYsr;y well sdsfted TO the themes sans think
tkst the u.yoohpE Indian nsms would be haro thnss TO
make muc Of tut genius c.n 90 sroIt snYthns-teee
Hswata sttss Some OF the legends otesqle and I'm
yet with such they told by the poet that ose
see hei true beauty which lest IN any pose rendering Of
them
B. From The Spin gfed Republican
work bsiey it will Dc pAc 81 nfit on the s
Ct Lor exquisite poems Ii 60 Indian Edaa ounded
their traditions and throughout soeaeay isthio
TO TIE IDEAS and es Of thought and e1piton Of the .o3s
eIownipg excel BY these who PPoeroqty th1k thi
iesicn cf tie ArgoSxons The heorns Of the poem the
ehsrmrg Miruehafs Lsughug Watsr takes her name nom
beautiful cascade or small tributary Of the Astppi
s. AStlos,. Fsi4 We give in sniser column the poem Of
which whoever Teedt wi be satisfied until the
Wh,le poem is enjoyed We msy say sathor IN tbs Ian
4" AL the many SQUADS Of nature
Borrowed swe etnes f.ou bis singing
All the hearts Of men we're iottensd
BY the pAthos Of bis mEsie.'
From The Providencs Transcript.
In 10 effort have the MUSES. more largely syishsd tasr e.
upon Er LonsfelOw hsl IN the Song q daSsAs Iae
hcafou lie many OF his peculiar berg properly
neither blank rhyms ye truly beautiful sad highly
musical The poem is distinguished fer tlat simplicity ana
besry Of Gngasee that ains o. the real AID the fAne
fa cb strong cAaa;teo fnisn legends Ii fou2asa
Nsls who W. sent MOI tn, s6lsns clear hsir rivers
fses fishing grounds, End teach fen ne ais o. Psace
Tic rpiSodic. legend. Of The the Evening Star ard