Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-05-17
ANe,, Snnthrrn Poet.

orr pleasure % chronicle the advent Of very Titan into
ae Republic OF Southern letters, u the person of Mr
Willis r. Sims. of somewhere IN Tennessee; and ibis
morning the agreeable deity imposed upon us ofinro-
da..rr To- the Virginia public gentleman who must ale
ready be- extremely wen known all classes aud cond-
lions of people u the Gulf States We allde, OF course,
90 George Wade Robinson Esq, irsquea, aud gifted
contributor % the Safrs H.Hr paper published u
fas city Of New Orleans Nr Ro5usous contributions
90 tas snf1g Della have, for long time, excited our
ia.s5.. and challenged wonder but bis htes, pro
QUESTION is Of ,.y.e so very rare and Of merit so com
r1s-srr chat we are forced 20 DO at once what We bod
tended 90 DO at some future day. when our time was
d S.. occupied and our powers more comPeeIt-vz: to
DO ifm Justice, If indeed chat be possible.
Tie particular Irotro of George Wade Robinson ESQ,
which has hurried US into the present attempt to honour
Linn is one which appears in the Sunday Ds'g Of May
t 5a and bears for IT'S ,,e the pleasing appeIaou Of
Beauty than which O more appropriate name could
r4rfv accident have been chosen. WIKI the modes,y
which is he inevitable ornament and companion of true
genius and which does not il the least surprise us in the
present connection Mr. Robinson has conferred an adj
a-.5aa, title guoo bis mos. recent offspring. He has
chilled +. Fragment not A Fragment but simply
Payment" Permi, us TO say thl, we could not have
hardened this liberty u auy other than the Lawful, father
OF . Beauty" and that do mol, admire the taste OF
r.-srt so gifted who abuses a child so lovely.
..Bstr-v" IL written u the form of prose. blt as viii
shortly, he seem is iu fac, the mos, genuine and re-
nsrs5re poetry of.our d4y-Wal-. Whitman saloue exc
ce9.ed-
A candid examination of Beauty miscallei "F1g-
~s--~ win induce every one who pesuses i- 90 agree
with as that ia future Geo. Wade Robinson Esq, win DO
vel. Co eotle his conceptions a ,aer Only 6,rag appa-
rel namely. verse. Accounted AS they now are, much
of -f beauty Of these conceptions IS ua-red and large
Quantity of 81. lost entirely.
N- Robinson begins by saving thlt Beauty IS the
-.. o. che eye-.la. .lsi's music which uuioiis IN
-.. -- blossoms. .is upon tbe san-crovued heads OF
.v mountains, and floats upon the golden vapours of
t... dental heaven" The italics are mol. Mr. Robin
sons. Tangible music, s,ta- Oh ,he head OF noun
.. crowned vi.a the sa1 or floating, N, upon the oc-
,ia.ar. etc., successful. Imaginative star, is this on
, r,-- of v- Robinson lie proceeds to- say that our
,.l was tie home otaele.y until tac demon. SIN yIo-
lated purity and b.o,,-j o-,. rs ase.aess. YET
r.,r-. 81 portion of chat original beauty s,il fingers
OH. locomotive of tls fancy o. Geo. Wade Robinson,
FL. be.-- Pos chs tue under pretty good heaiEay, Doc
r..-r.e t...5g.a-maraitgsu straight sdo0--upol any
-t, else ttan dead ieye--le grade being arJaeiow-
........ ...., feet. ID, -r.. linear inch
..., r.-.t ..... ...s.s.s4s large share of bssv-
en- o. our l.. earthly eyes az, Too '.,. o....l o'
s-.,s and .e.i..ug-5 Co P.rs..'. o.. Nature -'l 'a
i' .,i s-'ai l'.o ,f IN. ..... ... I. and ..ro
,-r.t ~. -.--r. .r..r-. fs- river. soil. 90
f.... r. ,H. -uaf-h, lotn 90 .-.. ..r ef rs-
on L- s.r'. Cd ... .- '..T u--s song
90 - 3 ,l..- t... .r.. -.-sagh he loa-
'..-.r aud vet with ibis -anerad beauty spreading
around 30" few iasr. or, VINO even ''- ''..
...r... ...-.-....-.... I.Ho.f I.fg-
t.....-f. D..,..-.. .,......, a mon. walk.
't. ..'. ... t.. -..-- F.y ...,-.s a-..
t.'.- . d.. mind ...-, ..- ordinary o.
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'....' .' go .r... o- of J.,,,i-.. t..f
a'a..h '- ..' '".l IAN, ..s L-., s..,. an
~ ,.a(-r f-o1r En-. ersa. Journey. being let into
f.rsa..y palace through the glowing portals OF the
We. Somehow the man OF oi',- S'-lo- l-le-,'l l
t.-. -.- '-'
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Nature -'.7 .... .,...r ,ss,,..,-.-
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should have SAID 'l-' 80.
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