The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1869-01-23
THE GATE CITY
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By D. CONWAY.
Mr. Browning lands, with few rivals =
the past and more in the present, tine heh'
Of what, in fsnlt Of q bsttar phrase, may o.
called int actnai poetry. mere are poeu
who rank in imaginative inslfe, tnere ar
more musical MINISTRIES, mere are-tnoogf
those are few-warmer and more delicate
color;sts: but for clear, vigorous thinking
perfect sculpture offorms embodying thoughts
Isrnlotures too tinted with the flush OF life
with veins Of blue and red), FOR the utterance
of the right physioguomical word and phrase.
b has no superior since shakespea vi
! intellectual az it ia even TO Greek severity,
beyond even Landor here, it would by no
means express the charm of his writings to
| style them philosophical. No theory can
/ quote him, nor is he at all ethical. His re-
/ llgous fervor shows in points Of white FIRE or
! every page, end yet no work aims ct moral
lesson or object. He writes neither fable nor
alegory. The world Of men and women.
with their actual passions, hopes, and loves,
and the vast arenas for their play opened
by these as rivers cut their channels, these
are enough for him. His worship Is for man;
his faith must find its joy in divine Man.
The world Of forms, the city Of bodies, rep
| rasents to him The scattered rays Of this mys
terious humanity and his art is not TO
change them into any moral monotomy. but
to cultivate ard h m in their various
matte interplay. To philosophy aud science
all is unity tie poet is crett,r of variety
out Of this unity which shows Faraday but
one element, 1yndaIl one force, HageI ole
idea, underly all actual or conceivable com
binations- How grandly he has created his
forms may be best learned by considering
the fertility OF his invention as displayed in
all Of his volumes. No poet ofthis genera
ton has approached Robert Browning in the
richness and originality of his plots. While
around him the gods and goddesses Of Greece
and Rome have been masquerading in con-
Temporary costumes, while critics have been
often limited for generation at time to the
question whether Smiths Venus or Cupid
is finer than Jones', 1hile every Oriental or
scandinavian or Italian legned has been made
to do duty like the professional models whose
faces and forms, now bright, now brown, re-
appear at every academy exhibition. this
poet has evolved series Of the most beau
ton OF which we need only, for the reader Of
Browning, mention '.Pippa Passes" para
celsius "The Flight OF the Duchess and
The Blot on the seutcheon. "-4Aantic
Monthly for February.
ANOTHER wedding in high life came off |
Yesterday, at st. Lnke's Church, No. 483 |
Hudson-st., the parties contracting being /
the Rev. Joseph d. Wilson of East Liberty, |
PIttsburg. Pa, and Miss Catherine OILS. |
laughter of our former Consuk Smyrna.
The officiating clergyman was thsSRev. Isaac
q. Tuttle, D. D., Rector Of St. Lnke's, and
and the bride was give away by her uncle,
J ohm Priestley, formerly editor Of a proml.
nent Wing journal in this city. About 1000
cards of invitation were issued and before
o clock the church was crowded to its ut
most capacity. Dr. Tuttle performed the GER
smony. Among those present were Bishop
Southgate, DR.. Hoskins of Williamsburg,
Dr.. Van Gleek of st. Paul 8 Church, Broad
way, Mr.. kilbourn Of Iowa. and Hosts OF
'thar prominent gentlemen and ladies' of this
,ty. There were no bridesmaids or grooms-
men in attendance, and the bride was dressed
II plain travelling dress Of lavender poplin,
rlmmed with satin facing ofthe same color,
nd on her head she wore lavender>color,
d hat Of the same material, with pink roses
q it, The happy pair left last night, at 81
clock, for Washington aud Georgetown.
}. G., whence, after short stay, they will
eturn, in time to receive at Mr.. Priestley's,
n Thursday next. Mr.. Wilson has recently
cen appointed Rector Of Christ's Church, :
.ast Liberty and will shortly leave for the
Gene of his future labors.-N. J. Tribune.