Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-01-11
Poems by Mrs. Julia e.. X. Dorr,

~ A volume of Poems from the pen of
Eour highly esteemed and talented towns
woman, Mrs. Julia C. r. Dorr, has lust
been lssuedina neat form from the press
O. Of Lippincott & Co. of Philadelphia. A
hearty welcome will be given to this col
lection by the public who have been &C
Questioned for many years to admire and
cherish the sweet lines of the author as
they have appeared from time to time in
@ the magazinelc of the day. For more
thaQ twenty years it has been our pleas
ure to peruse her prose and poesieal
9writings, and long since learned there
N9Were many gems that placed the author
D @among the sweetest of American poets.
This volume very pertinently might
have been entitled The Poetry of the
- Heart, for each poem is pervaded with
y sentiment of purity and depth Of fse'
ing that is rarely found in paet'~~- i
ings of this era. A gear al writ
D 0A3d0n Is 50 nt, Inc wealth OF
chor6pf the he, ertwined that some
the chaste g., .4rt beats responsive to
missed ntf1nent so Beautifully ex-
b, o., .Cthat & lackingin the poetical pro-
y $S~ lions of nASst of QUO American writ
NGrs. 1t is this popularity of the author
O. that has acGPved for her such an envi-
4ble fame, and will carry this volume to
We tiresides and libraries of the land.
This ~TharaotSristic is apparent in the
dedicatory lneA breathing in every wora
spasea dcptE Of 4Fusting faith, express
~ and G.2gEeciatiye OF the journey along
which the writer has thus far traveledsO
pleasantly, and is again expressed in the
,alosing stanza of the Proem
TAnd may it be my simple songs
May reach sQa2e Weary-Worla-"orn
Sad so&she some helEt that could not
A louder, lofter strain.
I6Y''The Dead Century" home readers
will recognize the poem written for the
centennial celebration, which drew forth
0so many e7econiums on that occasion.
O "Vashti's Scroll" is among the best and
- has attracted wide attention. as equal IL
~ nSrit for is vigor and intensity to the
n productions of some of the most dis
tire8ai&hed of English poets. MAUD
O Nudge" is gem in It's sentiment. "a
5 Mothers Answer" is another of those
sweet poems that will strike chord il
O each loving mothers heart as she reads
It, We we'll remember the occasion
S69atrCalled forth the lines For a Silver
Wedding" and the kind reception the
;c+1y oh M
can poet, who also brings out collec
~ ton of poems almost simultaneously
with Mrs. DORIS, remarked to us tina
O. o this poem, although written for specia
y purpose, 'co9tained a freshness and Wig
or of expressio& and sentiment tina
stamped its author as a writer in thu
O foremost rank" The patriotic senti
mentsoexpressed in the Drummer Boy
D OBurial," "SupfRicamus,," "CharIey o
0Malvern HILL" "The Last of Six" an(
y .Vemont Volunteers" will find a read,
response in the hearts of the people.
O WS would gladly dwell longer annie
the rare .ho@ers this little volume con
tai1s, ndQgatker here and there gem
but must f0QOear. The tender feeling
y running through these simple and unos
tentatious lyrics Sill bring to Mrs. Dor
, a wider circle of readers who will ad
mire her gifts of poesy and rejoice il
the-appearancc of this volume, trqstin
O II y the precursor of another. 1t ha
O not fallen to the fortune Of Vermont +
haRe pro&Qced a long list of names VIII
have 9ined reputation beyond her bon
D ders as poets; but two names will b
n placed together as having sung as pure
y " a{2l sweetly as any in the list Of Am
- erican writers Eastman and Dorian
y Gong after eplSmcral writers shall hav
- been forgotteo Obese names shall live a
y the son and daughter of the muses. an
an honor to thGiterature of tn" State
We feel sore we speak the sentiments Q
all readers in the hasty review of he
~ poems, and that she will be richly r.
y q warded in the satisfaction of KNOWN
q that her volu-nc is widely read and az
- precfdted by q larger public than an
~ &c bor nraEIDuS p1YiCatiOnS.