New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-04-10

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~ lspsr sp>eY Ne Imbbed is6scooo OF r'0
snlniop, and WITHOUT the sditnAn of0Wh' p'in.'
w, .l.n,bes IN her Aeart the yemen BEND ln0
nora feet Of such d-iinesnoDs can % %
pr - the rnas nation with the lossssome ee'0
of vise. They serve ~ remove the rIs"a''
Which passion STRIVES n adorn tho pasn OF Tue
s,e,sor. No one can follow the fortunes OF VIC
eretched, upseJed, demonic Leonora ~'saou'
fre,h sp,e of the terrible f,'e which impenas o'e'
sb- sou from which the tender rbsnHrs nave oe."
expelled, changing the milk II human kirdress u"
internal gall The contempt hicA is excited 'of suou
sn il cnnstioD Of world J seb,hness as LoInA" ~
less stem and bracIDg in its moral nfiueac'' 'o~.
the difgus. With which we contemplate mo "oiN
fu les Of Leonors. Toe exhibition Of such cns'-'
teri, however, may be TOO 70, uisive for the danny
seDsiblIes. which are never weared VIII ~.
vices Of Lucrezs Borsa OF GioTanni wnen 'e'
- the mu.c OF The opers, a. Is is accordingly NJ
surprising that they shriok from such Viva Po',
tiaiture of our common humanity In ITS per'el'e0
state But if eloquent iDpsssloned hon lies % VIC
depravty of man are deemed By the severes' JUDGES
10 be wholesome means Of grace we can nad 40
valid objection, in moral point Of view, TO Tue
faithful Ilustra tions of the poet, which "hoo Two
"urfor up to nature" aud not only give "eeosn
"ber own image" bot pour terrible Light on Inc
secret wick-s ness which turks in he most pAusio'e
possibilities If the words own"
The moot prominent oefec. Of this draua, IN our
opinion is Of an aesthetic rather thsn of al sthlcs
character. We find he same fault In 1t waicn VIC
have heretofore more than once nlufed 70 IN foe
former productions of the authsress For tragedy
OF such sou b-r strain it is mOdu atd too sDtorn
. tone. We eau be " an 4" e1cess Of light though
dozztd for the time by lis gory-we do not tire oy
the recur ence OF airy and cheerful scenes, thongo
often repta,ed-but Dsturo rebels agsios; the pro-
trscttd darkness of an Arctic winter, and grows
eqDsly impatient Of The monosonods exhibition OF
the darker human passions. We wish TO be re-
leased from the gloomy atmosphere, to welcome
tho approach Of the vernsl SUD, and to refresh
ourselves in the exuberant and kindly Light.
Hence the characters in this drama produce
sense of wearirem IN ipite of the vigor and
patuIaness with VIII Oh rhes are depicted. The
vile passions occupy too prominent place In the
scene. and need The relief Of more attractive emo
tom. The force Of antpa by, of hate, II too eI-
cuslvel, drawn upon, without leaving room for the
Indulgence # the DObler sympsthies. This il, I'M
questioDably fault of artist arrangement, aud
might be corrected BY the example Of the greatest
Of dramatists. When Shakespeare depicts the
ferocious Jew intent on fee1ing his revenge, he
q terpstes The darker exhibitions OF passion With
the sweet wisdom of Portla, the tender simplicity
of Jes.i.s and the laughing humor OF the merry
devil" Labncelot. The subtle vlliainy Of Iaso
cease. to be oppressive when tempered by the sor'
rows of Otbelo and the heavenly womanaood of
The peerless De,demODa. But the Worlds
Own" is an almost unbroken tissue of antpsthetic
characters. 1t rpresen:s the serpent in the gar
den, but without the prom Sc of restoring mercy.
Fbe spectacle of Psndemonium is not sotteaed By
spy ghmpses Of celestial spirits. Even the caarsc'
ters who are intended to embody the genius OF
goodness make little impression On the reader.
Lorenzo is statuesque mpersOn 4tiOn of noble son-
thu epts. Kdtcn.n is a shado~y type Of self
forgetting friendship. Edward, although he mel
lows upt Il acquaintance, seems at first but hard
abstract outline with only slight proportion of
human flesh and blood. TIE whole scene is so pre-
occupied with the children of the evil one, as to
leave no fair chance to the exercise of the ma ural
virtues. EveIy'bingis concentrated upon Leonors
and the object of her revenge In the conception
and pu1tJature of their characters, the authoress
has shown creative power which is seldom at the
command of female pen. There is no feebeness in
the erssp of her mind, or in the tone Of her ex-
preston. LOihar and LeOnora exhibit complete
epic unity in their characteristic styles of de-
prayity-the one showing a bsse, superficial,
heartless, iguoble nature, which no divine charm
could allure to goodness; the other, the tran.for.
nation of feminine pride and tenderness INTO the in
dlspant al d vndictiye ferceness of demon. As
moral paintings of the influence of the worst
passions of humanity, they show singular tensci-
~ of purpose, and are executed with the severe,
informal, unconscious logic, which is the favorite
form of the highest truth. In point Of choice
poetic dction and imagery, the drama is unrsaled
by any Of the admirable poems which have given
Mrs. Howe such an elevated rank 10 the literature
of The day. Many Of its passages are not only So
perisr in felicity Of expression to any of her previ
Gus writings, but they have the genuine ring which
allies them with tse produc ions ef better age.
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