New-York tribune., 1868-08-27
AD4H IslIcS NEyKEN.


From The London sts5
The death of Miss Adah lsaacs Menken IN
ars VIII attach peculiar interest 20 volume OF 9ele
lgous puems in the press which will be puDsheu ~ rev
day under the title OF InieCa, and dedicated N sle
cal permission TO Mr Charles Dickens IN Tie mean ne M
II may not De unnerestng TO quote the letter rom MI
have Just alluded to
'GADs HLLPLACE, HIGHAMBY ROCHESTER, KENT,
MONDAY, oct. 81 1877.
accepting your dedication thank you for your pOrttat
a. highly remarkable specimen OF photography. also
thank you FOR the verses incOsed M your Many
such Enclosures come TO me, but few 80 pahetically
written, and fewer still So modesty sent Faithfully
Tie poems to which fae sie copy OF this letter acts
kind OF preface are about 80 IN number The hrs
be inappropriate at the present time 70 quote Tie follow
love waited - waited years a7i 7e'rs ago. '7' m - ,
on- th a Of taroa ig Of Aa Love 'ep l ny 1'''a 'ai
A souls fai uSi
And promised that my should ring aacag 7s's Of nP melody
And pm tbs eebses should 15r,,s along purple sphere, o.
unfithdmahe seas the 'oaniles' h Of Che clouds
that should live With crooked her eternal beanJ
Is b .5spsE u tbs, frof eclos, promise slrauk into
dr0ssy sloui hai HoAs toe crying 4Fs o. y SOUS laa'efsi
Died this uncofnei aud unbudd de'th,
Diel alone in The young May night - ,.-
DIED sA n.y. anSs ,,Pa To- d,, E's 'ag yt " 'o oion from
Revelations" under It's te, has the following pas-
stand b,,s ye PbnstIre,l
Practice what ~ prearl ne;
heed re not for kuoF y- al - .,
Ys are living burning r proaaoa 90 e gam .n-s which With
stately steps ye saeer yolF marble palace"
Stand back
im no NJ riale1e waiting % Mss BEN ~ y0ur garment"
Another poem s avowed imitation OF Otsian Most
OF the TITLES cad Biblical aud Two or three prose
fragments" form part Of the volume. q, ,
There are, IN the following vcrsesfrOnfhe poem caed
DRIFTS that Bar My Door," traces OF profound ncan-
ChOy and u real passionate sadness
o Anze.si will u sweep the irfs from my t''rf
VIII yc vine the gathering rust nom .as Aiasesi
How lorg must plead and cT7 .h y5i1f
Lie back che iron bars sud lead me- herce
Is there not ,aai Of peace bcyoUi iag i1or. ..
lead rrstreea- from ths Hneqn' Nre
Heaven fought brysT heavy uJNs e asa
Wa DO mT sH tuat strength tIrlt
Ni- D. my SIN that tte battle was 90 gl'1' r . tt..-
Wss that os. ,ls pals DO ao t7ov 1r all tle uer
arl blood 10
Why DO ye stand sobJms iu the sunshine
1 weep
Tbere no ssuirht In this dirs cen starving rshI
U Angelsl sweep ths drfts Auay-ulbar uy l0Jrl
Life b. l.e. aud love cheat
graveyard my poor hea1ik hslvei ug rlves from
The M ,e 20 b inst the trer est birds DO break tley
reach summit fi fonuid lnf do MY ugs1i1
The gray Oh toul lui ~ Fh lo ghost ofuy hure
bODc.
Te ,e me o. ny Bros r3 bow they frl ou1l u, bearing
messages ofu7 love- uut day. aita la strong lrn he
struck them dead Al. lIs iet
Since bes these po1 ue ghosts bare haunted r- ui day fof
who deekei them iu crimson usar.es yl- seA' zen
Tterr breath of a.ui bears me their brebs rro,ns
graves sli Tear back folds adj folds o F toh
~ POM I-r cold aeIress. 1e tie slcael1g Tile o
lfe
On lltel
Despair hath ursa back Death nl clasps bis black
Aul tlr ilIluf See. tfr lamp ls dying OUT
U Alg,.., sweep Ae drl i1om door .t up ts- l4fst