New-York tribune., 1872-03-13

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siays" Man;o ncNt couesscs that seated in his hunt
inc-crouud- above The sky the that address him
so~y fan and he spcaSs the question, which is the
keynote Of the poem, rises to his lips:
"Eui We. Of other worlds, declare me this
Am myself. or am made Of theml
H. as | fer. their simple souls had need
OF one supreme, and therefore became;
orr alone before them, have drawn
Through ages OF unchanged companiOnSlll-
Since lonely Glds must stoop 10 play with ncn-
Their color 10 NY tace. their JOYS 10 mine,
And 10 the PRAYERS the expected answer gwen
Declare me tAis.'
And Odn
who shall declare the thingl
Are wo then born of those who knoeI to us -
and Eaal wonders H indeed. they have been all the Whe
hut servants INSTEAD Of lords. dependent stl on some
thin uialcr than themselves atteIlng the senses of
one sole divinity" with tie calm OF h cold northern
heaven upon his lips. great Odn speaks
Peace ignorant savage! 70 thv Lord and mine
Dream no rebellion. BY his leave We are,
No less than mans necessity. But what
lie is. whore thronod, aud now upheld III power
fam would know
Then ont from infinite space comes the Voice whose
mighty word called the worlds into being; and Gods,
and Man, aud Nature listen as II sa"s:
aun that am"
And all the Gods together cry;
"we cannot understand Thee, yet we how,
And without knowledge own Thee. are We I!nie'
OR .hal We cease when men no more believe =
And tie Voice OF VOICES speaks again from the space
which infinite:
mime ye are also Mans"
The
H;gcau Sea In the Background a valley and noun
taus in the early dawn and, swept by sOme wind Of
God. the begin 10 sing. "RveTs, mountains, and
the follow then Jove, ElOhim Ormuzd, Apollo,
and Inn anuol discourse together. Emmanuel procaims
himself hut the messenger of the God whose kingdom is
from everlasting to everlasting. But Man, always
TcadeS 20 believe in the present and visible, listens 10
him and finding in his utlerances goodness and love
and mercy, asks. And is there need of any one above
him T." third aud last is vast Landscape at
suursc-for the Masque which began at midnight has
grown steadily toward the full hight Of day. The scene
opens with chorus Of spirits who chant
THE years are as breath, and as sands the ages;
Mid myriad suns the world is darkness;
The Detles die when their work is donc
But the mantle OF One l. wide 10 enfOld Us;
The heart Of one il "A Fathers 10 love US
The spirit Of one shall lift us and hold :"
And then Odn, Baal, Perun and Manto, lift mp their
scrpiion praise their confession OF dependence and
the high gods, Brahma and Jove and Elohim talk to-
gcthcr; and the voice of Emmanuel falls siyerclear
through stiffness OF the dawn; and and again
comes the N chty uerance of the God whom, last,
hong soc kug man cries humlly:
CEidc Us not he patient; We
Are children Sill were AIKEN Oft,
Net We believe thai in some rper time
Toy perfect Truth shah come"
And the ausweredit is the Amen OF the sacred
drama " Wait! Ye shall know" II were pre>umptuous
10 praise ;his g.andiy conceived poem might
wroa:hc with easy roses some gay maGricdl. Wiser
than viii sit the char OF the critic and, time
shall b. satisfied have given you notion Of The
pOetcl sensation which the month of April has
store.
Before March is oror we are promised by Oscood &
20. the second volume Of Bgyanrs translation OF the
Odyssey, which completes that noble work. In the
viii be added this Imperial Series Of tranla-
lions one by c. p. Cr.nch, OF Virgil. The remaining
issues Of OsgOOd Co. Tor the present month viii De
Senator Wilson's Rise and Iall Of the Slave Power in
America :" the Life Of Henry Danster First President
4. T.. r.;aH n
D.. Munays "ParH street Pulpit" second series. and
"Fables and Legends Of Many Countries, rendered II
Rhyme ny John G.. SAKE, pleasant and taking,
book. IoXtr.ct from, the pTOofsheots little Apo
Iogue," as HAT TO wel-nouing peoplea class
clumsy interference often worse than the nagnty of
ones worst enemy.
TTfy WIND AND TIE ROSE.
little IcG Rose LCOmcd al alone
In "a hedge Dy the highway side;
And the WIND came by with q pas Ing moan.
And thus 20 TIC hOTeEt cried
"You chokcd with dust from the sandy ledge;
Now see shat q friend can do.
] viii pierce hole IA The tangled hedge.
And ict the breeze come tIrOHgh.'
"Nay LEI me Ic--I am well eEough~
Said the Rose Ia deep dsnay;
But the WIND j. always rude and rough,
hnd Of cOuTrc hc had his way.
And the breeze blew soft on the little red Rose;
But low she was sore AFRAID,
For the naughty bOys-her ancient foes
Game through where the gap was made
"Isoe." said The Wind, when he came again.
An1 looked al the trembling hover,
"YUu are out OF place; ; 10 j. very plain
You meant Tor ladys bower"
MAY let me bc :" said the shudderlng Rose;
mo sorIOw ever had known
Till you C..In Leso 10 break nv TepOse II;
Now please 10 let me aODe!' y
But the viii of the Wind Is strong az DEATH
And little he Iccked her cries;
lie lIucked her up with his mighty breath,
And away 10 the town be flies.
Oh all too rongh was the windy ride
For a rose weak and smal;
And foOu her leaves on every side
Eogau 20 scatter and iaIi!
snow what IL this I" SAID the wondering Wind,
A. re Rose IN fragments fell;
"Tsis p.,ry stem Is al find
AIN suTe I meant IL wei 1"
III means tISf tbf-tbat "a mcddling ff)end,'
Said tie dying stalk, 'ls sure
IT, mar the matter ne aimed 10 Hicnd,
AMI Kill where hc meant ~ caLt !"
"a April. beside Mr. Tayl0rs pom, Osgood 20 VIII
taibsh "sunteyings" book Of European Experiences,
~ Charles Dudley Warner with whom 50 many dehght
ed readers have spent Summer in Garden" ana
"Out Door Rhymes" 10y Eliza sproat Turner In May
w shall have. from this house, Wood Scenery OF New
England Its Beauties, Its Pbases and Its Problems
by Wilson Flag; aud Crossing the Atlantic, by Au-
snstus BoppiD; delightful picure-boOk for the chill
d,en Of "A larger growth which who has Ups
mad Downs Land and Water by the artist, viii
:ss Wiling 10 do without. most interesting announce