New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-02-24
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
Nopprs,s EARTuIY PARADISE.

-r,p rARTuIY PARADISE A Poem. BY WILLIAM
MoRRIe. Part " l2mo. PIP +Ol Rooer'S ht, 'H''s
Tho Winter tales of the aged wanderers VINO s""tnO
a. beQuile their FIGHT from shadcwy terror ny VIC
rehearsal Of their old memories are brought 10 a
.loso in this volume with sdry legends OF antique
Ior. tl,t receive y fresh cham from tie cntcing
simplicity Of t,c poets verse The same tone OF sun
Sued and pantle sadness which struck the key-ho'e
of the former stories prevails in these farewell Gnu
sions.
Sois "a wear PASSED ~ the Quiet lite ,..t,,
mat these od men from such Iuis nan an, Fs''l''
such spiugiug aud dying ooi on a. :, oo,,s
Mad Won M lrs- what further ih'uf MgSeeihs
%ns'gy me ,,' e p} woad NOT have ittcH
since each ta.cs ending nee - mi ". thv Ss4'0'
And we lloa cill it Dttth. HONT q H. h,ob
To those whose bitter honc nath mad" ,h i np'N
Wiu other eyes mr. ~ Nv i,,' ,,,,c
Thcy thou -h- that every good thing would he won'
Ii tloy might via refuge lf'iH j.
IIo,c lt., come ana nothing more thew know,
Wbvfhcy should live 10 have desire and iol,,
Hop t1t dav of Their vanished Youth when first
They slw Death clear, ami doomed all ne accur7t
by that cold ovcrshadnwing thieat'-'he End
The sentiment OF the decay aud change which are
Inherent in all earthly things, and which the coneu
eions of modern science forcibly attest mas l'
nished the motive Of this poem it had long before
snqecgted The theme OF Mr.. Bryauts sublime n''l"-
topsisr But the American poet seeks TO GUci INC
inevitable dread Of dea!h by the soothing liDas'S
which Nature presents Of its place IN INC UNIV
order. and by the consciousness OF hnhan "s"''3
which nav meet its approaches WIN serene ga"
"upfalteriuc trust" Mr. Morris on tie other h"N",
Apds no refuge from the touch OF the sper'.S1
shadow but in a certain sweet Oblivion ".o" i'ii'
the sonl in soft dreams Of repcse as the car
the melodies of song But the rcmeoN "l''u ~
adopts has power TO charm away t' IT, .,rro
And these foIk-tiese poor tac-tc;ieit, WIG s'i''0
IN Wild TIC .'sit ~
Zen as we singers. and failed cen rs We,
conld only frd their fear worn ont Nneh az laS'
.tbc fI oslcerr and all that old shame and dou6t
slammed them moi now" Bat the quiet, subtle beauty
of these poems makes q strong appeal to ,he magma
tion. without reference to the sentiment BY which
they have been inspired No living poet cHccls Nr'
Morris as a master Of narrative verse, and in tins
respect ne viii NOT lie charged With presumption in
traci ~ back his intellectual lineage TO Cbaucer as
hindId genius. Indeed no truer account Of his
nor can he given than in tia words which the
aut H. makes it speak tohs loved model in explana-
tioJ or apology for its being:
- hudrcn vc twain ove, s3i.h hc. l1tc made wise
Inr,,c. but IN al else most childish si!l,
Aut seckiug still the pleasure Of ot.I g. s.
Nj 'c3ruchovc. c-t these things he should bl;
N. ling rang tai5 o. IN empty day.
,DcatE bave we la,ci. knowing not what It meant;
Die hath c loved, uHoHSA green ga ana through s're'
, = Rough n % nc less We kurW Si lie y ,,l' m ,
.c l. rtl and Heaven through counties. year on ytui,
flow changing. were 70 ~ but curtains i4lr
fiung Iouud about % litic room, where play
.gceII. and laughter mans empty Ha!'
eco Master. If thine heart could love US yet
Sllt Of W.. s.. ,o',. i'.rf. ,rcp .bot.l w, e'r
81 ' t ,' a,ouici ii Is; never stand ac4e.
b.. kats. 70 ur joy aat woe O.. lo2'y an "ir--
. By iuvcrs dead. VINO lVc ihroE me- We pray
Hc'p thou Ms singers az an empty day.
The mourDfuI refrain Of tits address. from vhich
We quote only a few Of its touching stanzas Is an
echo Of ,he spirit which pcryades lie volume. 1t