New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-30
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
MISS RossETTTs POEMS.

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k u9ns"1 %i..tot ana mo first of The
uTee years 80" Other foems IsppVaiD1e -or,ossn
las IT, %: the second" The Prince frogIeSS,
1T been issued. Both were received IN tre S Uu
unity with very great favor, and me Su'noif tSo
ssperay been recognized as one on the DVsC VI d.
scnnssr sohool of English poets, which numbers bu'
shspsn swinburne and Jean lngelow among Is noso
Distinguished names. WINE We ao HUc tba. N;ss
agree with this popular VeiuiSl Douo'ine ~ o.
Eogsett is greatly inferior to the hrst Two Vi uSso
g. cd inferior also in a less marked degree 10 the
lnst We are free to admit that her poems are cnac
terized by a delicate play OF fancy, tenderness oi
a,ongbt and for the most part nedtness OF expires
op And yersifcatiOn which raise them very far ABOVE
abe ephemeral .verses Of the day. Many OF the1
LDoh upon simple and familiar themes which appear
readily 10 the popular heart and their sentiment -
easily understood. Miss Rossctu IS nc9PaOlc " ieI!
Geep thought or Of prolonged flight OF imaeinal1Ii
Sut she rarely or never resorts to the incomprehenso
that common refuge of poetical WeaAiinSs .;sl
tempts to conceal poverty of ideas unGef
sorIns Of expression. Her verses wiz 1oe , tb
study but then as some compensation Tor tha'' 'hey
% not need T. r, 10. ora r,,
sdfn; bat not highly imaginative, and as IA many .,
me authors other poems the conclusion IS weak ana
cut oi proportion few extracts from Tins piece VIII
give ja.I idea OF the average ment OF the BOOK;
Morning and evening
MAIDS heard the gobiios cry;
Come buy orchard fruits,
Gene buy. come Ony'
hGTes and ounces
Icrous and oranges
Hump unpecked cherries
a Means i ora T I,,I ed ps,clOs
s~gtheaaed rnulborries,
wild Tree born cIanbeires
T r,aa- s SsPlSs S SSSpbS
Apuoots straw berries
All ripe together
81 sumner weather.
Mofns that pass 10y,
f.u ewes taat ny;
Conc buy. come by:
Oar sraIes fresh IRON the vine,
Jcnee rtnates fol and hhe'
Dates ana sharp tnlaoes
hare pears and gTeenCaCcs,
DGmsons anu bhntirH"
Tasto them and Try.
Entrants and goose5cfries,
FfigLt are Ike barberfes
CtTcns nom the South
Sweet % tongue and sound tOeJe
Come buy, come buy"
Tia elfn troop accost two sisters Lizzie and Laura,
ana offer their enchanted fruits. LilAe refuses ueh
Put swecttooth Laura spoke IN haStei
coed folk, have no COM
To were TO puIloi1.
] have no silver either,
And al my gold is on The qize
That shakes in windy weather
Above the rusty beather. ,,.
They answered allogether:
Buy from with golden curl
Lama sucks the fruit, and from that time rs unable
10 relish any other food Day after day and night
aheT night she watches for the COLLINS, to buy nom
sm aean but she never sees the little men seoonu
HDeandlneyer hears theircry. She us dwindnng away
md seems knocking at deaths door, when Llzze re-
the hone IL NAV save her sister. She has no dill
salty in finding the little folk; but when she refuses
b eli down and eat with them, and proposes 10 carry
home her purchases the gobns ilireat per; "nd Wy
% force the fruits into her mouth Here Mss Kos
ssttl ia describing the maldens RESISTANCE couDnlts
ppe OF heT fayOrite faults;
White and COLDER Lizzie stood.
Ike lly 10 a food,
Lashed by fidts obstreperously
Like beacon leit alone
1B hOary roaring ser
Sending 40 golden fire
Iiko a fruit crowned oange-'ree
White WITH blossoms boRey'swees
Sore besct by wasp and bee
Lihe Toyai virgin town
Topped with glded dome and sPre
ClOsc beleaguered by feet
Mad 10 tug her standard down
These multiplied metaphors, happy rs some oil them
zs are not only ncOnguous. but weaken each otheI;
ths passage grows eebler and eebler the longer Is
IIszie runs home without any fruits, but with her
Aoe stained by the juices, and enes to her sister 10
Eat ne drint me- love me,
feg you5 sake have Be, ,d Srsgs6 the glen
Mortified al the thought that Lzzies young life too
must be wasted Laura hugs aud kisses her IN par
nuysm of grief and affection. The enchanted juices
Darn 10 NORWOOD and ioathmg on her hps' sue
Yitbes az one possessed; leaps; raves; sings; losses
her arms rends her robe; beats her breasts while
Her locks stresmed Ike the torch
Borne by racer at full speed.
or like an eagle when she stems the hight
Straight toward tie sun
Or like a ca thing freed,
Or like flying Gag when armies run
This passage is bad. The first metaphor is not true
. nature, because racers do not carry torches, and
Ne last weakens the effect, because flying flag ls
far less noble figure than the one which preceded 1t
al eagle stemming the light The whole concep
Non Of wild, Jumping, dsheyeled girl IS unnatural
md excessively disagreeable-'t the melancholy mad
bsss Of poetry without the Inspiration Lizzie suffers
nothing from her ssteTy devotion, and Laura, er
kue sickness recovers The light dances again in
ke eyes her gray locks regain their former bright
kess; and she lives to teach her children that
There IL nc friend like sister,
In celm stormy weather
10 cheer on the tedious way,
10 fetch one II one asifaV,
To III one II ore totiers down,
To strengthen whilst one stands.
Certainly there is a great deal Of preineSs in this
nse tale ard there is also originality bOtho thought
md style but the authors rather exuberant fancy
pays her false toward the close and lay down the
BEEN feeling uncertain whether Laura cure effected
ply by her sisters courageous sell.sacrhce, or by
spme magical property inherent in a second taste of
O. elhn fruits.
"The Princes Progress" though open TO some of
Ne some objections as THE Goblin Market, is much
better On the whole and contains excellent pas
easee. The story, however. is extremely weak. Here
pleasant picture Of the young princes start on his
filstory journey;
Forth be set In the breezy morn
Crossing green helds Of nodding eorn,
IA goodly Prince born;
CarOlibg with the carolpg laIk;
eurs his bride viii be and worn
Ere fail Of the dark.
o. light his step so merry bis smile
A nilkmaid lOitered beside siie
est down her pail aud rested awhile.
wave haired milkmaid. rosy and white
The Prince. y no had journeyed al least mile.
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