, 1869-07-04
NEW BOOKS,
1TA.y, FLORENCE AND VENICE From the
French Of Il Ta1ha- ny J. DUzANn-. ktH
Yoyt: Le,l.,.as s uo.L cAlcAXo: IT. Z. ksan
rnofe tGEH.

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French of u Tatba. ny J. Du2ANn. ktH
Cooke 1se9,
NckHs. LcJpol1, L Hn:t, waose Catalogue u
always fuil Of books v1lush1e for their hi1a7 and
aruat.e merit, havr cuufcrred real neaeat upon
1ho readeS public IN potliAhtns tbs ror0 Of tnN
1naate11y aF.-cz1uc, Henri Ts.no, nndoubfeau me
foremost Of ali critics not eye1 excepting Aoa1ln-
Els sentences are II glowing and nis ot@S1lpaons
n Yeltcto1s a those Of Rns&la, -nne ~ e1saessm
ne r.s,s nfsre nt,o frp9o fa1 fhxt htx hsH16th
OF vision II norr eemrrehenaVe, And his grasp Of
the e9.epcu+4 Rnd cordlaonA OF criticism more
acso,a.ty. Ae tates lis c1ttclsn nf AT not alone
moon the sub}ecttre det4tla Of the work hefoEe
sim t,at te brings To hlE critical taaks an accosa,c
knowledge o1 history, : close observation OF men
and manners, perception Of The accessories
which in11.nte Tie k1tist aad grapGle command
p1 language, which couyeyl 10 the reade, IN apso-
Lutte ren.picture Of the ece1es he dcscr1beA- We
rFcfcr TO let lew extracts from The book toll 1ta
ST. n than to SIT do<n 10 m exhaustive Tcneu,
a!eh Eould cnly p1pve uninterrupted enloy.
Hcte Ii his picture Of
'Eytn 10 these wntery lanes, eyen to the
witch does not please- Prom The LoTedsa naiace
where 2oosr, one Winds around. In order to reach
f. S3as 5ad sa5nng s
1nsinua.,ns taeee, and noisy and ere:-chsns1ag
e Ts tSas 6 eaa oas
'csa scarcely zee the raEged strip or blue SKY
ees aon ii Ma = bs3es ~ xn's
With light f.GSx1uz. Wslts enclosures, pavement,
al1is Of stone. round about h.e closed houses
and thelt rove form triangle or . bulxtnx
Q! me ehaaoa Of construction: . dcl,csseIy
1to1s, and little nude figures spoIt around The sr.
FL In one corner Is some old church, San Nose
50 ns1y possa:s covered NE ss..oe, o e s5oEnsa
T. ne d. 6sp 81 ~ md By the pr1.onsed ac
And one-han Of the fgarea seem to b moving
asnn1 on the pednrnts OF ia 1tng fron the n!ches
surJ Of tne suado1. Toa adyaace I'D IN \ i1m l1nr
outlet travel1ed By bridge SondolAs are fur7pM.
Ing ne marble surface Of the vassE win silver:
marks the strcaln Of suEztlae, Vhicu, ffpn roof
Top. rakea TIE atr.pet nAak Of the wave dsnce
1s aaa ss4 II hact naaii,ia IL Ts,ses ss aef
Iesaeost, exposing her ~hite stock, u1n ankle
sa nd l,s1 nssI'esa snos sas nas not ne spirited
her sao.9 nsss oEnaa.e The eaits ., 81 IN ~.
the 81, Of a peaeocL. or rather Of ! pigeon
pianluE his neck In The sunshine. ! Htt loxt
.na . much sae ne.tes: nllaoat 'els4ons
ED ny way oS tha sun nad the inclination
o! the ahAdowA Before e5ery church, i, e.ery
spot Within sraca Of nE',4hol., tee gro5pz Of
occupation con4isls In ho Ia; tie boai close
a-sntt the sseDs, Aad III s:mmonlus Inc gon-
Il.
lo..er1n7 stort Ia the san, CT rieep1nr. Or BE-.
s1nE Iae5 stretch fg-ta tnetr palms. and We 70
E1, Essd theH aaEE, dlsgJ. nottled saGs through !
cne, low, transparent tone and tacy harmunize
Hen with TIC scu!ptured recess e ot atar Mn
Ms.co: as saa sas dssppes.sd; @ saa bns = san san
ElnrEtn, the tower, and the br1ck Htrpctpres are
g. ro,y = pcach blossom. md. toward snaae:
GLOW srtan.cs the horizon To the vest c.ch
come 1nd pinnacle esostEe3 from TIE Sea gtesm.
patpnyry; MI these po,uta nnd all thcs* cressa ia.
teszect tie E.And cclest al couch vita extra 1t-
d distant and gruWing unxe Of eme:aii, We s'e
Gattands Of light beg1n to saine beneath the
aroada OF the Procuratea. Taxing = sea: Il me
nl11ou and dccked With agreeable alIego.icsl sab-
1ects, one muses. with hA.f-c.osed eyes over the
transformed Is IN dream; odoroua sonpets msIt
On The tongue aud are 1eEarEed with exquisite
Soaee sucn ash found nowhere else Ia Europe;
son44y at,Ied in robes q njE. who silently place
while tic =7uafr r1is up wtto people; a da5k
crowd hazIes and moves sbout II the shadow
1ar.. Ettt Light: stro!unE musicians ding or give
behind the sq1asc th.onxed With moving 5hadoxA
q tae end Of aoa51e fr'nge Of say and bEiilisut
1a seeissiun, it. bulba. III 1hns, it, nlsree Of
eiatu4rJ and the darkenlng rece.sea Of IN porches
beneath !he trembling ellInmer Of tHo OF three
.ltcr1 Rome ~ O'Clock II the evening; I
1la: rot ct seen Tits portion Of the CaEnp1xna
4nd | vii never sec 1t again for mJ oTn
-dened ccneteEJ- Long monntonens hitlocks sac
coed each other "a intefntn2sle FOWL. Ike those
eesa o. nas !, asa xhsn ne sas s.1 r. trenches ere
TIRE, mt : strexn, not hut. In txo houss, aaw
hut one round cabin, With pointed ROOT, TIE
1hose iound smluEsl the savageA Evcu rupa are
wanting. On this side there are 10 nqusdrcts.
1t long intervals Ee encounter ox-caf.; every
quarter Of leagne Ine sombze foliage q atnnted
evergreen btstes up By tue Roadside, the sole liT-
ing object, ioriorn sdaEger lost II the solitude
The only t7ce Of mto Is the fenced bor-
Wide, The undulntng vtrdur-, III order TO cor
Enc The nockn curing tue season Of Fzasturagc.
e1pands lts divine enpola over tue fonereaI vsste
with mournful, uonlc serenity. The Sun declines.
and the fahing azure, EroH1uE motn l1np.d, tnges
1H Crystal with an impefcept1hle hue OF cmerrii-
No words caa expftss this contrast between thc
eternal beauty Of the skJ and the tHemednble
1ran pcnr, n'rrady nrzr Indicated the uerctf1.
con;empst,on of The gads @ Wan 4nae[ Jnr..- s.-,.,
AID 1srfA
II canuot nd my miad OF the Impression that
she dcatrosrd-It..nns ca-saA1tn.ans, Gaoia.
Sp0ntA!ta- Greeks. Aslatica. ba1ar1Aa populations
nsse11 les opiaed heTe under the nons.rops citT
wh,ch drvprrrd theua, and which died Of Its Eur
~ EyS 81 m aliae9 81 n sou Il
In the nclc!,, city II Pisa be clog lrutlr no.aI-
,.1es upon
IzT AID MORALITY. "-
The eyes again turning upward, re2t on the
four FtruEtrreA Of Anci.nt P[sa solitary On q spot
o. the tuaEpes pFu1ed Againss tue divine azure
What human rulsstinos ut Which 70 oiher sraee
Is lef1 but form imprinted on q fraX-ent Of
STONE! What 1nnlaercrce IN The stu,fe OF Tho pla-
cid Ornament, aud what cruel beauty In that ID
.InltoCa cupol1 stretched, Ia tam, like common
funeral dalA oytr tie generations thst hare fal-
PRIDE OF youth, We have considered them - Ehe,-
ORC; bnt when man has Lived the bali OF his ca-.
e. e
dead that lie buried IA ms heart the stern
70 him a one. aud the heavy sooninx Of
inward grief forrsa him to recognize higher IL
TUT aiscr centasy. Ia buried = many % eomSss-
ants In one <muo1 grase He stops, feeling on
land q ine1a1sble poweT, snd be comprenends
~ @ dssiny Ians humanity, m o. xmcn be rs : mem.
!9ses-iaI lncessaatlJ ande. tho atrprs Of tnvtsi-
lle arcbers- One Of them Is cast DOM On bis
another, still Irving, stretches hu powerleu nandi
mp to The celestial murderer; The Youngest cor
cIals h,a head unaer his mothers robe. She,
ueAnxh hile, Atern md nxed. atandn hopeless, her
eyes rslsed 70 heaven, contemplating with admlta-
tic out<trctehed s1us, the ue7rlleas afrown ana
the lnrlAcabte serenity Of the KodA1
In the following passage he intlcates the con-
-trast between The Greek Ideal Of manhood, As
gtrrn h1 the old sculptoH, and the Ideal which
CTR Ar1ss1 express:
ASGRT UEAL or NAK,
"oce Etops before the statues Of a.hlctea, OF
1he sU6eohulra. OF the emslI Dacch1nte,' and
especially OF tne Eod1. 'Mercur1,' Venus and
the tRo ApouA- Ausolab nfe ohlitefa.ed the
trunk Ia prolonged ri1ahns deprrssions or pspjeo-
tara irto the aIIhs And thighs; there a no effort.
How grange THU tenn in our world whese ono en-
counters nothing b1t effort The reason H. that
Eh1re tho Gfeea' mAu, IN Developing himself. has
become disImted; he ha1 become d1tost I'd eH On
On. Eide through the rrclomtnance Of cerebral
TOO high md has too much 70 DO, In those days
e1seE youth had exercsed in the gymnasium,
when he had learned few ny rnn1 and could read
Homer. when he had llnened to orator. In the
agura and 70 ph,oso2neFs tn the poEtteo. nv edu:
aAa h began rie complete. A rich young
aaa % ea,a = IN nioed, whe s'01 ms '1a! row.
cd, boxed md raced 4 good deai, who
,sasesss. heslsey ana n.ee,ss leeaz, who ae.hsr:
lea& Imperfect Initiation Of the young Atnenl IN
he often rosscsccs the snut unity ct feature and
the sanae tranquil regard But this does not inst
long BE IS forced 10 ttaolhe too much knowledge
pouu1G economy, Greek versea 81 Etou maihe-
E-t. c~.ubaitx I,rMs9a2er n.At1shs's N a
-lccumeuts, bcxide the Bible and ethics Our
etrltzAaou oTcIEne:ns Us. Ino htsSEcEs Under
dan nt lnr ent:ons aud ideaA which he easily bore
n lnt2ncJ Is no lopGe1 ptaPorloncd to ~ Hleng .
III Is Obliged 10 snut Himself up IN little province
NpdsstSoEae special One Development excludes
otheFs. be must be eltneT l5ofsl or student,
politteaae {. Philosopher. nauu1actnycY or man Of