New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-01-06

Aud 10 hear YOU re not oyerparticular whence
Almost Taylor profusion, quite Latners seuse'
roE AND LoSGFELLow.
rePomes Poe. with his raven, like Parnaby Rouge
TmeeHfhs OF him genius and twofifths sheer ludse,
Who talks like book Of lambs and pentaneters ,,rs
In way make people Of common sense damn ineer ,
who has written things quite the best 0i thcr hiu
But the heart somehow seems all squeezed ou' Os wv
Wlo-but key-day! Whats this Mcssieurs Mathews
| Yon must nd fling mudballs AT Longfelow So,
ocs ran worse that his characters such
his friends love him as you THINK 100
| Why, there Is not a bard at this moment alive
More willing than he that his fellows should th'f'
Willie You abusing him thus even now
He wonld help either one Of you out OF slOugh; .,
You may say that he smooth and all that III you re
But remember that elegance also is force
After poi ishing granite az much ms yon VIII,
The heart keeps Its tough old perssteney tuni
Deduct all YOU that still Keeps you at bay;
Why, he II live till men weary Of Collins and Gray
To me rhyme s gain, it he not too jngiish.
Ike GTeeR Snet hSn sleek Mr. Pope is Homer
As the Of the to the coo OF pseSnM
nav be Too pariiai the reason perhaps OF
TbatI we heard the old blind roce his own rhap
And nv ear with that music inpregnate may he,
Like the poor exied shell with the soul OF the sea-
To it, deeps within deeps by the stroke Of Beethoven;
But, set that aside, and 7 is truth that speak
Had TheOcritus written in English, not Greek, -. .
believe that his exquisite sense would scarce cnSnse
In that rare tender, virginke pastoral Evangeline.
That not ancient nor modern, its place Is apart
| -
II shrine Of retreat from Earths hubbuD ana srie
| AS quiet and chase as the authors own lle'
/ The neat volume Of which the edition consists is
embellished with portrait of the author and other
appropriate illustrations, although the type Is 60
painfully fine as to demand almost microscopic eye
THE JorRxAI OF sPECuTIyE S 9 SS Js S
Louis; p Grsy' S'"'f0EA' 'A1il'' S''''D' w. ''H"
The interval Of nearly three months between
| the date and the publication of this Magazine, Ioay
be regarded, in some sense, rs einbematlo OF the
range OF topics with which IL 10 cohversant, COLI
sigtins mainly of the highest themes of transcen-
dental speculation with little regard to the limits
OF time and space. 1t IL not necessary 10 share
the convictions Of the intellectual athletes whose wres
lugs with thought in this among the most re-
markable manifestations in American literature in order
70 admire the COURAGE and love OF truth with which they
srapple with an order OF questions that find but little
cOuntenance In the prevailing sympathes OF the public
or in the philosophical tendencies Of the day. Ths de-
mand for positive results obtained by positive methods
have so fully dominated the sphere Of scientific inquiry
that comparatively few thinkers have patience
10 follow the thread OF metaphysical sbstrac-
TONS The journal before us certainly makes no
pretensons catering for the popular taste. From
the ferycn din and activity Of ST. Louis 1t sends forth
the still small voice OF philosophical contemplation The
questions which it discusses regarded by many think
ers insoluble and by perhaps as obsolete sun
II abors IL its vocation with eaInesness and ZEAL with
great sincerity of conviction and with ample knowledge
Of the ground. Every mind mnst admire its
puck andyirility, however faint the hope OF nuttye
fruit from its eudesvors The friends OF the proes
sive light. Of the day should welcome words so well and
bravey spoken in defense Of ancient IDEAS rs no battle
can considered until every point In the field has
been conquered. The contents OF the present number
embrace The Finite and Infinite" The Medtatons OF
Descartes" and "Hegel on the Philosophy Of Plato
.nf fla hp
meath toughiand bitter rind The first number Of the
Fifth Volume is announced for the first Of January after
which the Journal will he issued Quarterly at the
| usual times.
EACH OTAEs AND 70 THE WORLD b HESR' C. PsOO1S'
| l2mo. PIP. ll6. sannel II. Wells
The importance of marriage as the true order
of fe and the equality of the the necessary
suit high civilization, the chef points that are
dwelt upon in this unpretending volume. Refinement
aud progress depend tho two great forces that are
represented in the distinctions OF sex. and 10 the let
mate exercise OF these agencies marriage In Its eXela
sive sense essential condition. The idea that thf
welded union Of the contrary TO the spirit OF the
are f. earnestly combated by the author opposed q
the noer sentiments OF human nature, and sbversvt
Of all that Is pure and beautiful in society Bnt the
sauctity OF marriage in his opinion implies the equality
Of the sexes This principle he maintains Is the only
| perfect method on which weOrganiLed system OF so
psnson of the powers Of woman is demanded in the IN
teress Of progressive civilization But It Is great mis-
take a. the author argues to suppose that the primary
consideration the endowment OF with the elec
tive franchise The social life constitutes sphere dis
tinct from the political Universal suffrage IN the pres
ent time "a simply an experiment which has by NJ
fulfilled the sncpaton Of its earliest adv COATES
IT has doubtless accomplished certain amount Of good
but stl exhibits much that Ia coarse and clumsy as
social eontrvanee Hence II not surprising thai ever
the liberal minds hesitate 10 introduce woman int,
the OF politics, although they Jealous for he
advancement in culture and all social privileges The
opinions OF the writer get forth with calnness
good temper, and illustrated by reference to high intel
leCtua authorities especially the spiritual philosophy
| swodenbOrg although, believe, the name Of that
great mystic does not appear the vOlumeThe SAINT
publisher issues essay addressed 10 The Young Men
the West, by L. W. RRAvIs, containing a good deal Of
wholesome advice 10 those who hghtng tne battle
! life under adverse external circumstances.
| Cuba WITH PEN AND PENCIL By SIsry1 Ha,.a gro M
| 584 Hartford Publishing Co.
| Tn this volume the traveller who il about 10
visit the island OF Cnha will find good deal to make hin
feel himself Of home upon his arrival The amount Of
absolute novelty which 1t presents IL certainly not
wheming nor ia its literary execution OF character 70
promise intoerably brilliant fame 10 It's author. But
he has turned the best OF information To .ood
account and made pretty thorough exploration Of the
chief points of interest the island In person He
dwens especially on the practical details concernn.
which the tourist often seeks instruction in vain gvn,
his volume the advantages Of O cOpous gudebo a.
well AZ Of readable narrative The social
OF Havana often described with rattle
free pencil but there is reason, believe, TO doub
then fidelity.
A new edition of A Chilfs Book Of Religion
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