Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-03-08

the first poet of his time, and let off his Paixhan
shot in the cause, we have heard many ON ex-
plosion, varying in tone from the thunder-boom,
on down to pop-gun. We did not gather from
this lecture on False Views Of Poetry enough to
make us adopt new one; but rather think the
lecturer added one to the number already on
hand. OF course our contributorial space is too
narrow to discuss such broad issues. The soul
reaching genuine poetry that beams through Mr..
Timrod's recent volume, when considered in
connection with this lecture, shows him to be
greater as poet than as o critic Of principles.
By the light Of his own genius, his works have
transcended his theory ...sa.-
sHe builded better than he knew
Paul Hayne. Z
Whom we noticed sAvolio and Other Poems q
few weeks ago, we promised to return to the vol
ume, in order to give specimen or so of the po.
ems. We take from among the 'Other Poems
the following, which is o sample Of the style
without being finest specimen Of poem:
THE pREsENTIMENT.
Over her face, so tender and meek,
The light of prophecy lies,
That hath silvered the red of the rose on her
cheek,
And chastened the thought in her eyes.
Beautiful eyes, with on inward glance
To the spirits mystical deep; O.. -
Lost in the languid CLEAN Of q trance,
More solemn and sanity than sleep. -
It hints of world which is alien and dim,
Of nature that hopers bstvsen -
The discord of earth and the seraphin's hymn,
On the verge of the spectral-Unseen
And forever and ever she seems to hear
The voice of charmer implore,
Come! enter the life that is noble and clear
Come grow to my heart once more
And forever and ever she mutely turns
From mortal lovers sighs;
And fainter the red of the rose: flush burns, ..
And deeper the thought in her eyes. .< .-
The seeds are warm of the churcbyard flowers,
That will blossom above the rest,
And bird that shall sing by the old church tower:
Is already fedged in its nest. -.. 49,
And 80 when Jlander summer shall smile,
On some night of soft July,
I'VE toiU Tend TO the dust Asr beauty aDhile,
Meath the hush Of q moonless sky. -,
And later still shall the churchyard flowers
CLEAN nigh with white increase; ~.
And a bird outpour, By the old church toners,
A pzaintiue poem Of peace.
We have made oil the comment we feel neces
sorry in the Lalics which are ours. AS detach
ed idea, we regard this as exquisite
Fly, swiftly fly ..-,.
Through yon calm sky,
O tremulous- breasted dove!
And pausing on her favorire tree, s
Murmur your plant so tenderly,
That, born of that deep tone, charm
Her very heart of hearts may warm g. 81
With rosy bliss of love-
But detached sentences can rarely represent {
poets productions fairly; such poets o
Hayne, never. .,.s. F.. ..s
Gaano.
As we passed by railroad from Columbia BY
Kingsville and Florence to Cheraw last week, I
noticeable fact in its agricultural aspect was th'
quantities of guano lying piled up at almos
every depot, and way-station, in Sumter, Oar
lingtou aud Chesterfield Districts. 1t was YER!
abundant; and very odorous, awakening univer
sol attention especially at the eating stations.
Crinoline.
There is large poem just out in London, en-
titled 'Crinoline-the Adventures Of Crinoline
in Eight Cantos.' How suggestive ofadventures
II had merry round, no doubt.
The NeD York Saturday Press gets off the fol
lowing, that we consider treason to the Com
mon-wealth of Pundom THE line Of Beauty
| l-Crino-line.'
The Champion Belle is the last improvement
in New York. 1t is very flexible, and henc
convenient in carriages, narrow doors, and sue
multum-inp parUo places.
Books.
| L'Amour astonished US some months ago. W
hardly expected such book from NJ. Michet.-
1t was very French, however; and more spic
than French. He has another just out; NOR
spicy, if possible, and OF least as Frenchy-Wo
man (La Femme.) It said to be AS good as
play
Columbus; or, The Nsw World: 4 Poem, b.
Britanicus, is just announced in London.
Social Relations in our Southern States, by I
R. Hundley, has been published in New York
It is said to be pro.South; and an answer t
Helpers notorious book.
Personal.
The V1cERoY OF EGYPT, so the newspaper
say, has had royal railway carriage built o
Springfield, which is to cost ten thousad dollars
1t is thought to be anything but low-comotiv
at that high price.
| The SULTAN OF TURKEY is declared to be bank
rupt.
LAURA KEENE is considered to be in the walk
of high comedy, the best in our country. Sh
is in New York, manager also Of the theatre tina
bears her own name.
CHARLOTTE CUsHMAN, now perhaps fifty year
old, is perhaps the first tragedienne that we have
She is O native of Boston; and is now in Ne1
York. But, recently,
MATILDA HERON has aimed and reached yer.
high in tragedy.
PRENTICE still breathes, and writes. This
his last moral reflection
"Perhaps it is q true theory (but we hardl.
believe it,) that, in the beginning of the world