New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-03-01
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@TBG LIGHTS on ENGLISH LIrg2arueR.y
1.-THE following Il composition read by one of the
young Iady sfadosies Of tie High school, a. the
exhibition and delivery Of diplomas at Lyeeum Hall
On Monday, I'D inst The compositios h q gem OF
penmanshps a. wei az . gem q youshfnl literary
enthusiasml
The Lights OF English LITERATURE.
WHO would not liussr in the land q poesy and
.niDgs q earth and breaks the dull and heavy
chains that bind us to this lower world and allows
she feed spirit e soar aIoft and reyel md The
winged g Oft bis Iofty fight where, if not ia The
enanations Of the poets fancy, can We satisfy our
mental cravines i i as the balm u Giead o TIE
wounded spirit u charms it enlivens Il soothes i
ulls to rest the troubled heart There Is no passion
that stirs the soul Of man that the poet has LEFT
nnsung none Of the loitier sentiments that tbriii
with trembling emotion the breast Of mab that the
poet has not portrayed IN language % beautiful, %
touching, that Il would not poaute the daeinx
robes Of the heavenly choir were its sweet ineenss
breathed upon them What eye 80 blind, that sees
not TIE t pfa q Rossg :. they M y gentle numbers
hears not music in the wild illusions Of the poets
Imagination from the boisterous elements that
rouse the slnmberer from repose, 30 the sweet and
signing Of the Winds What mind 20 barren Ehat
heart 90 void Of feeling, what soul 20 dead that
echoes not the thrilling tones Of the glorious bards
whose hands % on haiti swept the strings Of the
immortal lyrey
Eagsh history and literature are inssparably con
nected With the name Of Chancer, Englaads earliest
bard His poetry created era in the annals Of
.as Tunes i kindled the spark, which continued to
maxlmum brilliancy in the glorious PRODUCTIONS ef
bis ilustfous successon, the Bard Of Avon and the
immofssi Milton.
IN shakspeare, We and all the requisites Of
genuine poet be greatest dramafist the world has
ever known, he has flooded the world with poetic
thought Az home where'er he ehose to soar, at al
times, on all subjects, and IN all places The great
reader Of the hnman heart, he has worid's Hibnts
10 bis godke intellect Bat i has been said Of him,
and with much justice that the character Of poet
scars above the character Of dranatist IN him, Ike
Every line, almost every word, Is living maze Of
poetry r4g a.a.~
But even more glorious was Milton, who on The
ioftiest top Of flames dread mountain sat- hssking
10 eternal sunshine HIS soui was m heaven. though
tne hving tenement dwell upon earth. BE h<id
communion with the angels, and chanted with them
tnei ,i matin and vesper hymns And when the STAN
snal cease 70 shine and the planets 10 rev0lve and
mountains crnmble into Dust then and not till then,
VIII the fame OF Milton PERISH But here criticism
stands aDasheds Tor Milton is Z, -.
A. some tall eli6 thss lbs his awful form,
T sls from " .4is and mid ersses the siorm
Eternal sunshine settles on H hssd
We win descend The seale ~ ,ret,~ ,sv;t a. ,. -
eornparatiyey inferior rank a. ,aet ana cas;ss
pona f.noooaooa ,xn,cfI <~-~,..e-I a.
versifcation INT mi. comt;nsd -. Ia, ~ i ~ -
scriptive powers constttes ne nr;nr;nsi IA sIot
the only charm which nervaSes XII rIt;nrs s II.
tye Is artificial ana ruopotouops N The exfreme MT
IN he he Observation-Disclosures ~ ~
which he lived s'A'a''si's''so' 'ne age ~
/ let ma now drett o.,r ,bor sht. A., rt,,,., -h..
enthusiastic spirit burned ishty with tbs ervor Of
| pety and clored with The srdar of rat;a,ss, pa
hs elorions Uvmn ~ Nstnrs n s,saas ~ ;.saje
/ il needs no Comment genuine nietv bresthes II,
/ every word Of every line, The rrsndenr srS srt.
Imity Of it, tome can nnlv he snrnas.s5 ~ Iil,o.
| Morning HYMN. ~ '''''~1
Campbell's poetry 10 pure il L. 40 ctaste 40 brau
tifn it oft reminds rs of the son moonlight or our
| own balmy South " II was music sounding in bis
own soul, vocal with the wild swell Of seas and
| mountain winds; new, grand organ OF entraucsd
| whole being was tuned.s T~''-s' = =
| The gentle Cowper's song was g the song Of the
nightingale with thorn in her breast y 90 rav a
and yet so sad nor is there any doubt but ihat
from whence pns those su ess Of desu iee Ss
and touching pathos for the mnstrels song is sweet
est N when aa Us sa .1.i i., -,
hills and sea-girt shores diamond in the rough y
one Of natures noblemen. Every inch poet his
| whole heart and mind and soul were stepped I'M
poetry the very atmosphere be breathed was poetry
Who can peruse the pages Of his Cotters Saturday
Night" without experiencing emotions of the deep
est reverence and alteration. his "Tam Oshanserr
without having his sympathies awakened and feel
ing of merriment stirred up within him. In s he il
the true poet of nature. To him il is we owe thu
miraculous change that came DER the spirit Of poetry
proving that true poetry consists not in rounded
periods and polished verse but il the result Of nsp
ration.
Another now, the second OF Scotlands poets.
merits our attention--Scott, whose innate love OF
nature fostered by the wild life which he led in
the romantic scenery Of Scotland In his early youth
he roamed freely and fearlessy mountain, heath
dale and glen drank deeply drank inspjration from
nat,,rais s1.rLi;n, fo,,taff sS ,hI IN .;s
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