New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-04-15
NEW YORK LITERARY NOTES.
THE NAY MAGAZINES.
scp,RNER. THE ALDINE, AND THE GAL AxY-
s0D'"NA' LOWELL AS CRITIC.

criticised In the May " Y. NnKhsOn
.n criticize Is occasionally labored " STYLE but it s on
,n 1yboc candid Just, and gooc oatured. With more
sheruness and briancy OF manner the matter would
no nothing less than severe literary punishment For
81 Ga 10 faults Of Inconsistency, OF tone Of syntaxacou-
cations TO which. OF 81 others critic Is most Sensitive
that Mr. wilkinson devotes his temahawk. Beginning
with the declaration that Lowes prose has never yet
r,ceyed the sincere and serious criticism when MS
merits and high literary rank demanded, critic pro
eecds gently to cut it He gives Mr.. Loweh ieii
credit for his rich literary culture; Tor tmt moS'
amae and generous of critics intellectual trats Tue
capacity to enter with sympathetic precision INTO tne
thought aud feeling of another for his ability 10 make
,yle so GOOD as itself 90 illustrate high literary art
for his power Of intimate and Just appreciation BUT
with this comes divers keen and ncsiVe strokes. mr.
lowen's sympathy given occasion says Dis critc,
prevails too often what were else his permanent
convictions His convictions alike in literature In eth
les and religion, now too easily His style Ia null OF
unfuled and wasteful possibilities He has singular
lack Of total comprehension and organic unity In MS
srasp and treatment Of subjects in short want OF nrm
and harmonious TONGA vice which nourshes
numerous progeny of lesser vices, such as ex-
fravaganco OF statement inconsistencies OF crit
teal Judgment, undgnifed condescensions to words
ard images that hesitates TO stgnatze as vulgar
only because Mr.. Lowell uses them anuSiohs
Brought from TOO and serving too little purpose VIII
out Of season and questionable TASTE archasms'
neoogsms notes OF qnerulousness, sentimentasns' IN
t,usions of learning nointed constructions, and very
sreouent grammatical neggences. His fancy Is TOO
and obtruve, taking him TOO oiten Wlue OF
the mark bright metaphor lucky allusion Is TO hin
what a butterfly a brook is TO a school boy He for
gets his GRAND plays the truant. He Is whimsical
uncertain, and lacking at times In common sense
AL tins Mr. Wilkinson asserts with minute Illus
tratons, with moving arguments ana modi1y-
ting explanations The other articles In Ser'oner
are uniform good-bu not startling. writer
on "Om Educational Outlook" credits the country
with q discouraging and growing amount OF Inter-
scy and advises the adoption Of system OF compulsory
education specially asks for "craftschoos wherein
boys can practical engineers chemists primers
uachinists, and oven farmers, acquiring, meahwlie'
without loss Of timc the sorts Of knowledge which are
restricted now to college men. MI. Cnares d. warner
An another "Back-IOg Study" pokes his fire Reniay
spd cntertainngy, usuathis time evolving sparks
Sspapers and novels. The people around the
hearth discuss women writers and set them down
a. a very unpleasant and unnecessary order OF
beings. the producers of stupid, raw, and immoral
cctons of Sunday school literature, which has MT as
much character dried-apple pie and Of an unfang
Jackinthe-Box sort OF hero, who is gigantic, learned
ara polished Desperate 1t might not be safe 10 ask
these injured danes what degree OF torment by
"prsiey," personalities, and other bad things, Mr..
Warner deserves. The opening article, Traveling Dy
Telegraph Is rather remarkable in the excellence or its
Illustrations, but the leterpress Is simply grammatical
padding Of the dreariest kind. Professor William
wells contributes an agreeable sketch of Folk
Iifc ia Appenzell," and Mr. Noah Brooks
sample and touching little sea-shore story.
That persistent unknown, SAKE Holm, begins in this
humber novelette, which is respectable and rather I'M
Important than otherwise. pretty little hower-poem
quite thing in It, In short sketch of Frederic
Sstra Proyenca poet, is translation by Charles
T. Brooks OF Magali" charmingly naive love-poem,
sad a part Of Meio" The lover serenadng the
eoqUetsh maiden treated in the daintest way by gay
rvspC1sive description of the shapes she Will take to
elude aim. he Is not daanted. She will be flower
she SAYS. and hide the grass among the modest
aneInoncs and he answers:
% Maeal IL thee it please
The morning 6roohlet will be
That drowneth thee!
"GNde as brook through bush and bower
~ ne q cloud ana sail with ease
To Jar America that hour.
And there enjoy my liberties!
% MAeah! ana shouldst thou fee
H. Indian tower
A breeze OF the sea straight will be-
And carry ihee!
" And shouldst thou be the wind blowing,
For WIN SET warm currents flowing.
lCc-melting sunshine OF the seasp
- Alsan ard shouldst thou be
a zad green thou'it fud in
10 drink up thee!
and shorldst thou he the salamander,
Through bush aud brake that darts and fees,
TEen j, pale moon. through heaven will wander,
Whose orb the enchantcr gladly sees l"
A vail of tender mist Iii he,
And mantle thee!
sAnd shouldst thou be a mist-cloud tender.
Thy disappOIntments shall not cease;
I'll DC the Rose, whose thOrns defend her,
Breathing her fragrance all in poacep
% Macyli! wear if thou please.
Tue roses splendOr,
Then the butterfly will be
That kisses thee
~wer quickly dart hy futter hover,
Swift as the butterflies OF bees.
beneath huge OAKS barky cover
IL, hide among the forest treesp
% Magli not even these
Shall cheat thy lover;
Fol | an ivy vine will be
EnwiDDg thee!
"And thnk'st thou, now thine arms are round mo,
A shady tree alone they seize
IN Saint Basins cell have found me
% Magali no nunnery
with peace hath crowned thee
Father Coufessor will be,
And list 70 thee
~Nay, il the mandate overlapping
Thy entering step our cloister sees.
There shalt thou hear the sisters, weeping,
o Magsiii if thee see
10 P 9s coca Se1t aaf sisePais will be-
Then clasp thee!
"Ab. now see what thou hast spoken
Was not III jest. thou noble youth
Take from my hand this ring in token,
Forever OF my love and truth"
% Magali! o word Of soOthi
The morn mas broken,
The stars have paled, o Magali
At sight OF thee
The Zldine for next yields much space to the
celebration OF Gentle Wiof rather Ii might better be
BALD 10 the celebration Of that striking figure Of the poet
which tho genius and noble artistic conscience of Mr.
Quincy Ward has lately given US, and which lie to
be placed in tao Park An. engraving Of the statue
Accompanies pleasant sketches by Mr.. Stoddard of
Shakespeare portraits and of Shakespeare oelebrs-
lions, beginning with the queer and extraxagant
Barrick fete at etratford. Mr. StOddard praises
the Ward statue without reservation, char