The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-22

CIV YORK HERALD, SUI
i1sesure 9. Dante. ~ jas. R~s.sui Lswuu.
O. Thursday sishs Mr. LEVEL delivered lessurs q Tie
BrooklVn Ansueun q Dante. u b Q subject fuu q
lsasress % he scholar. but hardly suasd nr mixed
crowd OF general hearsrs II thess pesvsusly gnsaak
q ~ great Italian pest and hs wtngs lecture = Mn
csuid only 10 apAatoa Of his poetry sad biz prasusA
genius cosld moi convey any Idsa of ~ aa an hs
style and biz inertia Nothing but eaoss stzdy Of any
grea post tAs language In which no hes written oaa
give knowiedge d Ne post a biz gesius end writing,
VINO could ever have NY Aea Or juA imprsauisa q
Hen~ Virgil BY lecture WITH sitAsr Of those names
r IL utles Mr. Lowell indeed, did not asasmpt aim
d suoh thing but oeutsntsd himself with describing he
sss In whoh Dans lived The nature a HI great work.
~ stV which he wSs bora and NE mention q the
sames ef some Of biz oosenporarss He gave, Indeed
brier sketoh q hi life. which woald have besa mere
interesting had been moro desaiIed. This moi,
howsves The purpose Of the lecture wss rather ef
philosophical character In which no gave his peou.
ar Views Of the nature Of poetry In g9er and a the
genius and spirit OF poetry In various ages. Although
the philosophical views Of Mr. Lowell partake somewhat
Of the dreamy mystcsm Of the German school, and
exhty imbued with some of The Late religious meta
physics Of the German school Of philosophers he gsve
evidence Of phosoph turn Of mind which, srestsd
70 solid researches might tend 70 the nsruoon
and beaent OF mankind. Hr. Lowell took view Of Tho
dsseace bssweea ancient and modern literature, and
bew the genius Of ancient and modern poetry, which
though In respects fantasca yet ably carried
tho two mol sufficiently explained BY stating that ths
Christian Idea In modern poetry, especially IN Dante Goa
sued tho essential difference The lecture oonssted Of
theories descriptions and lAudations His theory Of sle
So with that Of the natural history OF poetry was a
no. ae Sp nor v and o.
suppose that their hearers require but
resey TO take for granted and fall In At onoe with the
Idea OF the lecturer good idea Is good thing but
in science hiosophy, II worth nothing without do
mops,ratiou and in general literature Ills worth but
mss, OF Mr. L = peculiar thoughts and ideas which he
broached were such ~ to require Aphcaon and eluo
give Hsoos iii ths, the audience could gather from sh
lecture the general Idea that Dante great CHRIS
uan poct that bis style wss Enthusiastically noble and
prtssive and that the and bis soul stamped
In his poetry. With this confused ideas Of the
nature Of poetry, IL history characteristics, SO To CON-
few and evsnesccnt resus-Mr L. employed language
roh, poecal and studously elaborated His figures
nne h occasionally striking ana appropriate
his metaphors 20 werfu and suggestive his Descriptions
rich ana uxuAnt his dicton pure and elegant The lee
tue as TO tho amount OF instruction. and 10 relation oits
sboreo beauties OF .aneusge might be compared soup
reegre served up In massive and richly chased golden
bowl Mr. Lowell seems to belong in tho GLASS OF lecturers
hmssii by bis lectures on venice he Is In Some mes-
the same sort OF ladies' man; one Of the worship
angels on The earth altogether different to men, and Of
higher and superior nature. These poedcsl worship
pcrs o. woman are among the wont enemies Of woman
THAT she have. BY sweet and captivating fxuery
they please and allure while they destroy the happiness
wemAs undermine the best supports OF social and
Greek gum e wonan) and lareia (Worship II Ia very
cercI, thing from ancient chvary that was pYofessed
worship Of virtue % exhibited in woman; this Is On ab-
regard 70 anything but bodily sorm-suoh - youth sad
beauty The worship attributed 70 The whole abstrao.
ton OF emnenity, but Ito ifknsity according 70 the
glitter and show display % a any particular shrine
Where the form Of the thing CT vurshp npe and
socis Me they made 70 regsd the thing q
nothing but common human thinG-a being the same
b. o. S
rule wtch juvenity assumes In this country push
Ing aes and experience on one side with self sufficient
anth@fE We are slmost 10 the curse pronounced
upon the nsuoa Of which was sah "chndren shall DO
sSu ss .so us ), Ss. sss ss
stream OF fashion in al thing IL y net sss ssss
an s, S wU r." e ana aPs %s ,e sss c ..ns
shnss Kn sad p unassssosd ~hloS cannot, nay, dare
70 On one ', ssesa Ssrs . ssssosss n q pas,s.rS
Ihey be very bsd when ths b the sss- xhss %
otSe ses tnls ebodmsnt juvsa,lc areOr pAasoa
Leading link and principle, and ~ one oil those social
@s.siI IN Us origin. cu. il IN bed taste ssd ss ssis
sGrious 10 false sbighiy danscrow for The poor,
simple sssy sax BELIEVES ALL and takes oil for granted
Their beads turn gddy and they take u 80 wholly In
earnest and az sries hcy think that there
~ really nothing shove or In the osrsa eesesh
which II o, any importanse add worth thinking OF With
sny respecs except adortng younr men sad adorable
young They take the matter 10 heart % seorsy
u 1s .s upoo sas Sro nd 1Snrs Yo
sometimes read IL In thciy faces. They come push
,ns into IN apsr men. or public p.sos Win make
uttered In their sestures rncy take 80 seriously TO be
feet that Juvenile sxdor and eaervaoeuce bss realty
act up Their womea's Rghn Conventions In ORDER 70
make the Adora iop, the guneolay more practical n rs
due shsso Of aomrasson ana love but % sse the sdO
ZOO OF them IN any one portion OF mankind 40 Institution
ana law Is CARING ho,-hsAde toay aad Jrvsolle Ar
institution and . religion among u.s. asalnss which 10
smoai aeld sscrkgs to M up the vo'ee, y worth
nees and immortality bcforc Qu,t the subject II 70
be noticed In this thai old, ugly and poor,
csray. q Il 10 be observed belp vsrd the vicious
tupeolay for they are constantly prtsonug ana ec-
iurins upon the influence OF women the power Of wo
meo &c. stretching the cord 10 he utmost tension, while
they well with abundance or religious cant
Ibis preposerous sunooIa.ry dangerous institution.
women 70 grea, foics and even 70 great crimes.
leads them 70 suppose thai they must not be suspected OF
give rsy 70 evil Temptation AMI commit cr..s they sii
ard orsbt meet with ooun,enance aud symrsthy and
tssrse, or persons such ,ri., in tho mind Q, more
tran bali OF our populson-snd toe women full
Gro tAt-mus, produce nes'culsble evil For womss
10 placid aoovs tho law because sbs IL womtp the
lon OF the law becomes habit and custom bsving
oil the force OF law: ana n went much further
should become comparatively lswioss. Perhaps may
be not fN OF from such . state Of things The whole
CT society need not be a~ie-s in order 10 corrupt
sSs run seo - an, s,y ssos, sssssn S,
lsey no small mincsiiy, they will rice al tho
others and give 20 society their owr character and
IA "a nfxlrs
ea symptom Of swesspess and relaxation Of the lsv.
But 10 return 70 our fcmdlO tdt1-h law modified ana
soteDed down Tor any one portion OF the commu nifty,
viii become molnned for ell 10 ali cases. and wiz
10 be law. dangerous therefore 70 make unnatural
dntncious between one part OF mankind and another,
snd for thcee reasons gun eolstyy IN dangerous.
We do not vnh 70 be inferred that the lecturer In
any way deserving OF blame ss he INDUCED himself
remarks eating this modern faith Wsuch impress
sion would be esroneous; 70 was ony Incidentally and