New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-03-12

To .py and ,eise on so;ni sad ssh7
Bot for mire o<n dsisa'.
OHen do TO. hesy. TOR 80
Nor kros .oe baDqae'ls,d for ne;
The SUD msy bura, fhe stars may son~,
TIE pah3 MON ia heaven usy ere,
The ses may vasb 8 rocky soore,
Tie wind may b 81 the tempest rear,
Eor re o.her ;hsn eefne.
|: may be cay, Il may be nigh:,
Or foul or fair,
DO no: care,
leo DO. there 20 lesrn, b; for mia. orn d-fgh!
And yet .srn wis: hooks osB never tsa,b,
Nor any words e1p-ess
mystic love, worthless speech
Fer Ns.uIe teschef 50, 10 tee'ed slen,ne%
AID VIXEN We seen &kep Ia dreNDs,
Our deepes' lore is caught,
For Truth within mans nature twelb.
Her tabled founi. her vel OF wells,
Her crystal deep Of thought
There are many similar examples where he builds
apasspt nt Rom the lAbJrs of other singing
We do not mean that he has made sn improper use
Of the poets Of bis time, or Of past times,-in many
cases, We presume, he may be- unconscious OF he
resenblsnce-nor does be ever bstrsy the weakness
Of voluntary imta.icn- he only illustrates
law Of progress, Which If not universal, Is not IN
c,mmon with poets of noble genius. The recap
tive phase of intellectual Development is no arsn-
nebt sg4in.t original capacity, and with our really
high appreciation Of Mr.. Stoddard's powers, We
shall be disappointed il be does not soon exchange
HE Youthful aleeianc to external authorities for
.terper dey oton 10 the behes.s Of his own poetic
nature.
TSiTED STATES By ASA GsAY. Revised Ediuon
i2no. PIP SIS. lyison Phianey.
In this new edition of Prof Gray's standard hand
book of botany the plan OF the orignsl work is not
char ged but i, embraces geographical area enlarged
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ard extending to the Mssissppi River on the wes'.
The southern boundary comedies with the ta'urai
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INCIDENTS ON LAND AND WATER; Or rorS ILAn.
on THE PscITic CoAsT B, Mrs B. BATES Boston,
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In simple narrative Of personal experience, the
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society on the borders Of eiviiz .tion She was the
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