New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-16
NEW PUDLICA TIONS.
EMERSON on ENGLISH CHARACTER.

Bossor: Phi u, o. SAMPSON 20
The peculiar q1aiitie. Of Mr.. Enerson's miad
are strongly st1mp-d on tie contents of this VOL
ume Devoted 10 widely different tbenes from
th se OF his previous orcduc obs, they eSey 1efe
bebay the spri. wbih eses vi,alify 70 h,s poen n',
and hif philo.ophcal historical ~ II erary essays
They could have come 'r,n Do other pen t1an :
own. Ttey could never be uisrahen f,r ne CON
position of smother writer. Ia Mr. EIn-r.oo, tle
traveller never TAKES the place ot the sage am t1e
moralist. The genius Of contemplation a';on'
psniss bin into the gayest and the most a;n'e
scenes. In the spectacle Of mate ial g'"s'ne's
which Ely 'abd Presents IN the eye, be hn's amoe
supsettion TOT subtlr ci;'ci,m aud iru tfui a1alo
ets. Everything il judl'd aod couu-n'ed on
fIom sn heSl point of view. The facts, "hcn he
describes With d li'elke ninuteuess and precsi"o'
,bat hti rd the strongest pr-sump'vs PROOF "f n's
accuracy, are pl-crd n their relation with lndi
vi0ual chsTac,er srd cUlu tn ph"noneLa "i
English i fe play the same part IN tais volume as
the scenery Of the mst-Iial uDiverse IN his Stby'
iDe bO On Mature" Ike that, 1t blends
weird vein Of mysricisn, with tie mos: robust
sense OF reality. Prrsaded by nae
poetic inas,Da in, it is Is free frOn fhap'ody or
septDeD,sI-m ss the hsrd-.t pro-e It clone.
The nos' esteIeal ideas in s H. o. rarr siDpli NY.
Often rivs ling the dn~Dr'g,t pl,n e-s 4 Paley or
even Of CO,bett The p'ac ic,l stIe SdO~ss, toe
bonely c. mu'n.sers Sc w,ico are r,nsrly t"up'r-
I'd in Mr Em. rson. consneiron wi n an rAq iislte
percrpti, Of he .ut, old love Of reti I'd analy-
.is, sr. prominent on every psge. The stue IL
trDe Of bs characteristic incoos-qu~nc. ot
thought and expression. lt is rp-a'rd III tbis
work to such an extent, tina, the lover ofconsecu-
tive method gill br teDpt.d TO despair OF master
ing its cetns or ef retaining from ~ p-ru-al any
thing but indis'Dct iu,poess on "i i-olat 'p"o-
dors Of SJsdOm nnd te,u:y. The nphori'tic ;nir-
ac'.r oi the STYLE produces frtquent rrpetitlons
The saIe haug,ts pr. seuttd in vat-ty "f 'orms'
with apparent upcon,ciouspe,s on the part ot ,he
writer. Nor are The views pres-Dted by Dir. I'm
ersUn stk.d By stirling or. inaIity, or perpSps
We should say by boVrlty Tney ave- cer'alol' tls
Own-th- r.splt0t personal obs-r' alton and r"h-c'
tlon-colOred ~ his peculiar uodes vf ,s,"clati %
bat MT ess. ntisl1 dferenr FROM the sttene1ts oi
former m,t tin. ent writer. on England. BIT they
are RET forth ~'tb torce ald vivaclty ~ lllusT+-
tOu. al q tIsctye quaIn'bess OF eIprc''ion, aid 4
constant =. frsenc- 10 uulvecsal priDcipe-, which
distinguish bis yolutbe ;r' Ill the prodhc 1oa ot
apy previous tOuIISt. Nei'h-r hss any otler
wIitr on the subject brought T. It's di-ccs-
son the veal uf cfOIco aud curlols erld't-
pn, which Mr.. Emer-or has gatn-red ON a
unique, if 10. a remarkably t1<b-'vr, cOnfsn VI
IeooIng. TIE AYERS ~, 10 crude add ll-cJusd-rrd
sto nents bch Il iii syDcra'ic Si'h che author,
IL b.ira,.o ID the c"mvO-i.iOp oi this ~orx. Ira
long oelsy has again q a4an dsappo' nte1 tee
an icipotobs cf his IT ruds. raey have pe-n to-
in psti.bt vito ,b- stcious reluc,snc- 20 c,m ni,
volume 70 TIE pr-s- unpl !, had r-;-iS-,d ths
pcst compete fvIsb wbl:n tlni- aad red.c1on
could ilbyaIt. The frs, VI it 10 Eog'.n WI cn i
Described ia its p,ss', ~as made not less ca n
tN ent) .ihrer yraIs ago III. neary Di1s yesrs
.,bce ibe sutpor Performed the srcOoh Dur, which
has turn -h.o ID, o. ncy,l part "p If 'ne marefl.s
for It's pr-psraton in the ~,de iateeval ~nicn
has elSps.d d pJce even the ln-, d>ie The scsecc
= iminsrl.n and f-,niu T. ~h'cp toe sors tas
been ,utj. creo III b, read y uDorr.tood n, ,hoss
VIII" CUB Iuier HE xii rroccss~s OF ,'s min fr"n
b. eusieT- cODpes,r'D aud or-srt} OF to- pr"duc'.
But wItho Il iDdulsi x in .eue,Sl coDDeut, 4,
spy greater iepstn, l. L. our duy present. ~ n
Of the iurpre. ,ors of "En. nsn unts' which Mc.
EurrOD re0iV-d feUn! 10 partial .tlf, OF life and
nabI-rs IN ihc boues %, bis ancestors.
The fret point which ca'D-d his atte ton al3
wonder bs II do,s ,b,t ,fos-r> Amsricao Traveller,
tte uaf-IIsI " ri,c lo ~oich Is visible 0n t1s
tsc- of ue cOubtry auo the cOudiaon ot he peope.
Ebglabd In paranIs~ "f conf'r. s1d plenty. The
f-ios pI.s,bt the appearance of higniy cn t'vatd
ra'c,p. One "o''lo tnluk tpar they n,d be-n ha.
| Jsbt0 ait DciI Ist- I'd Il p,w The t~ ls
.hU1 to)di OF .trnctur IN (. s,+,4E. the ndns,ry
Of ages. Ey-Iy thing e'yts the lppre-s on Of m-g
bihcel CO bid ehdnrs wta IN. rno clma 9 con-
staD'y brlgs sgrIc,IcuraI prcouc lou W IL the
ht tbes' point. There Is pl-Lty of wat OF $50 ,e,
OF potter :sy, o' coal 1T sslc, aud If i,oa rns
lard Ba,prsy abnoDds with g-me Immense
bea b. add oowhs nj. paved " n qu-ll., gcouse,
and 20, nr~k, std be -tor.s srn Ill IT by w.,er
buds Tbervrrs sLd ,1es Irio moi q a-pa Sn si'h
f.h. The ptopr have s'-at 'gpr of bS'y d Oh.
dursBce Th-y a'e bigger D-n toan tho Aueri-
csbs. A bunbr.o Epl pll.huan tskeh at-r,d III
ou, Of the str'e' would ri. fo,rth more III Al
o. maiy Am.ric Us Bu, iho skr.t ton is not
larger. T,-y are round, riddy nod h,n'son-;
the whole burt Is ALL forped; and there v ...a
6eicy 10 ous hid powerful frames TIE beauty
VI Epslrh mrD Is MT Improved b, this rcuh
tianc.. Thrr torms arr spr - groS s"cky. sod
nd Of tr',, Fl bd-r hsue., Of 4 Wing shape,
VT fid stUDtd o. d bick--t persrns, aid, - tao
FreI cb .sy, with two l.tt bsnds But. 10 al, 4..s
The, efe a bal some rsce Phe taIr c. mpl7x1o.
blur y. snd op' and f'rIH s-v-'t If he Eusl.sl
tsce indicate love of trufj aui in- perc. o: Ols