Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-01-10

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SybI huntington, etc, Philadelphia Lin
pIncott d1 Co. 1871.
The readers Of the FElEMAs ara not unfa-
miiiar with the writings Of Mrs. Dorr, Of
Rutland, who has now for many years been
Known, and with ever increasing favor TO
those who read current literature. Her con-
tributionz n prose and verse have enriched
the columns moi only Of Vermont papers, but
'f the best magazines of the day. Whether
any Of her writings except the story Of Sybu
huntington have previously appeared IN book
form Be dJ not now remember. but the
great number Of readers who see and enjoy
almost s7erythin. that IS worth reading now
7-days, ia newspapers aud magazines, makes
IN authors fame with hi- own generation
depend very Iittle upon bis books and espe-
ciaIly 10 modern poets fuI listeners to their
=9ugs every week or every month. aud thou
sands uhu- hear them where only hun5reds
perhaps see their books. Books are. howev-
r- the only permanent contribution to l;ter
--lres and what is worth G second perusaI
aght q &c thus preserved. We are glad,
therefore,, that Mrs. D0rr has consented to
J!lcct the verses she has from time 10 time
-..eu tJ the public IN more ephemeraI pub bli-
satsu- into the covers Of this neat volume
-.1ei l7 IipTiucett, and has thus put it in
-1r power e. give her the place she has
carmel sp5l our b5ok-shelyes where We can
zuv It- a- the spirit moves Us, renew our
similarity with the many touches Of genuine
tas.rv. w.u which she has frequently de-
izllel u=.
H-- us-- .destiy says, ia the irzt poem
-tfs f.lame before us,
-..t tie Queen Rose. only, l,ud-
H.-....I breath o. the summer sir:
r.. .-an-I Iua SMALL sweet censcrz swim
fa "a.I amid woodland everywhere
414 -a1 seems 20 class herself among the
ten thousand Ia this she does herself
Injustice ior while she may not be the
queen 81 song, the one acknowledged leader
- that realm, she is quite apart from and
.tss ths multitude Of versifers But, in
Y. Jrl1 poetic sense, perhaps the verse we
quoted not in@ptly classes her among
-.- sweet singers not multitudinOus az she
.s.u.1 have as bclisvc-Whose songs do risei
Ike incense. breathing the aroma Of true
rs. greeting which the true singer is sure
eaU forth ~1e translates for US our own
ceilings. the a.nl flashes that. in happier
r.mcnt- may have come TO many, but which
1.e tn her imagination burned into q pure
ems sleadv flame. To quote again from her
vu happy Illustrations, jF the fjgh. Of her
uaelust1n Is NOS. like the eagles, straight
t..esri the sun, it Is get like the lark that
Springs l.oa i-- -lass sv ues..
tu- u-=. e-z Day ha- ua'' begun.
aud her song comes down to us out Of the cletr
heaven iu which IL j. uttered. as out of she
alruiDc SKY Tour- down the Iark'- liquid
notes in shower "t melody; and we almost
fancy tl1c these songs ara only wanderers
that. ln some lon- ago. some forgotten past.
-Ime world from which we bring the faint re-
membranes cfwbiah Ward=wortb writes our
s.en s1ul- may have sung. - truly DO they
seem 30 iu-ep-,t fsr - cur own emotions.
W. heve re desire. ana there u 10 need, u
speak -ratses.Ieof .ae-e poems, th4t II. o.
write Iu fe,-l, ~ their Tcr-ifo=tiyu, their
verbal s.cfIlea5. II defect. 5r their subjects.
h w =l..l3 attamr. tide work We should,
v-rv likely. mod something q condemn and
we know ws should ind much to praise
Ba- the pleasure which tae whole gives us
makes us ind fsrsut 81 occasional tufslieities
either cr ilsz.al lt-.l e expression aud we
quite cordially Join the Pre- P~z Is this
Judgment 3f she lgos-
lir= Dar- poetic CONCEPTION anu style are
her 9vn.-ahd yet He could fancy ourselves