Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-09-15
IRON the Atlanta Ca cru.adsr ]
southern Poetry.

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Some time in the spring of last year We
noticed in the Cras 1der the fact that %SLARA'
,, IF the yiftet, d Al, ghters of Nashville. Ten
nsssee was about to introduce to the puoiic
: vot,Ir1s of Southern postry-her own oeau-
tifuI songs few days ago we receiSeu .ue
long Iooked-for guest, exqiisiteiy soteea
NM in every respect. and most supefoiS cos,
t,rnad M labor or expense has been spared
to give those bright song gems an apptoprt-
ale setting aud no other Southern work mas
come und-r our notice more nlSniS hhisneu
in all its details. IL is priutrd IN d O-du'ldi
clear type GU ii tied paper, Fuco as nas "een
,,sed for the best pies Of Lossing's "Mouot
V.raoa nd its Associations" and is ell CANT
Iy bound in gilt Turkey antique" The en- |
cravings which comprise paTtFait OF The /
distIn guished au hnres<. one of her sons, the |
late Han John L. Marlin 2. and sketch oil her |
,rsI home, togeth-r with truthful views OF |
th.. tomb and residence of the late INES 4.
| Pnlk aud M, Irose," the homs of the late
postrpss,er General, Aaron V. Brown. aud
| IN ,st rxoai<itely executed. The portrait OF
..,'I.UAn IN bi thly finished, elegant aud grac
! fuI, giving very correct 10 a OF tne Teat
..CIARA' as she appears TO her hosts OF IrtendS'
aud the pioture- of her home Is as muca a.
| n,,.sibi., like "A cosy littl" brIs nest, rs she
| calls it. This chpice volume Ia dedlcatt "a 10
| onts of TPunpsser's most noble patrons, MITE
! Jam.s Polk, compliment from oGe nod
,syatuau Ia anoiher which ga bouur Id oo'n
| Of The contents of tn. book il w-re useless
| Ia attempt .ithar revt-w or an analysis as
.sCLARATis already we'll known TO the read
ing public, aud no compliment whlc We
cou,,I NV her genius would add one leaf TO
the crown of bays which now enciicleS Der
fair brow, Hers is the poetry of the heart
the warm im pul-ive, higa-throbbing Sou heT"
| bsoTk-aud she reigus in W0nlanf s sweetest
emnire. that of the affections, Qae would as
soon think of reducing the Wild notes Oh
| the spriug birds to musical rule, as TO brias
| these poems before US to the Procrdstean teri
of criticism. They have taken, like nird
sonps. a firm hold of the popular heart. anu
| no words have ever bitter expressed the
effect of s'CLARA's" poetry upon The mlnd,
| than those of the late Rev. DR.. Edgar in his
introduction to the volume. He saJsfft VIII
ha seen that the great charm of her verses lie
} found, not in their cl sss;c.l sl!usIn CT ro-
mantle Imagery. but in the simple appeals
which they go wiRningly axe to all that Is
| iuartificial uncOrTupted, truthful and respon-
| siye in the more pure aud gentle emotIOus ol
-, ,nsnnhistic ttsd heart The
school in which many OF her most impressiv We
9 lessons have been taught has been thai OF dis
| appointinent aud sorrow; and to such lessons
| we are indebted for many of the finest and
| most thrilling stanzas of her often plalnilVe
: | and peasfve muse. In short, TO US the great
be .uty and effect of her poetical CREATIONS
are to be found in their touching simplicity
in their wv, not of rhyme only, but OF sentl
i mept-pure moral aud elevating sentiment;
in their echoes to the kindier and bette
| emotions of human nature; in their moVln;
| anneals through many alternating trials ant
u affI ictions. to hearts that have been smittel
!, by adversely, or rendered desolate by grief
= | in their softeuipg aud refining lndiencei aot
:, | in their tendency TO elevate. 10y their purity
u and their freedom from all sickly affec Ion, o
u upbalIowed imagery, the purest and best al
- fections belonging to human hearts. In sue
u hearts thew must always find many responslv
3 | tones: for such hearts are always mere o
= less alive TO the beautiful in description, [
- the sympathetic in sorrow, and TO tue truth
,;s full in sentiment or taste,
rs In addition to the poems of CLARA" W
III have in this work few of the poems of be
"a gifted children, Ada" and Hon. John
eu Nariinp. United States Minister TO Guat'
- mala during the ADMINISTRATION or tresldeh
-. Pierce. Fur the beauty, style aud finish {
-. the work our. authoress acknowledges hel
- | self indebted almost entirely to the artlsii
~, | skill and fue taste to Col. ID. ii. Huyett, wh
% ! look the sketches, and superiutended IN Pei
rs son the public ition. Col Huyett's reput
~ lion as an artist and author is such that v
would have expected much OF him in this
=. gard. aud very nobly he has sustained o!
% expec tations of his powers. We sincerel
trust th At the S 'uth, now asserting her Il
IN dependence by military force, will also orin
" 10 bear tbs. moral force, 10y supporting n
es own literature. To be entirely ice she mu
~ wear The chains of no foreign literary olga
CT cry-thuse she delights To honor mast
u. those of her own huus hold In vie"
~; | this feeling n w developing among u,
uu pradict Tor .Clara's" b .autful book reaC
aud rapid sale I. tiers r,mtting the prlc
,h' address d CLARA Box 42S, Nashville, Te
Ia n.ssee, will meet with INN ,diate attrniio
e.s For \ copy bound in cloth, beautifully 81
. 90 OO-G~Iud elegantly in Turkey IN 'rocc
me lit, $40. We have space but for one
ma - ,Lo 6rs, Il IN h.. a tributs
nus nus lovely belle OF rcunessee. IL Is entitled
THE FAIRY OF MELROSE.
She is lovely and graceful,
la +. um pruder, irse,
ar lutel.ecIu Il and uIU lest,
: -, As 10 tdens shU aid b.:
Win d SIN 4 for happy
ing FIR he u rs'cie u tear
18th | seek all this world over . - .-