New-York tribune., 1872-10-08

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Iur.i. s'E OF meaning, utioy sink
I.r ilula t.e tt-A., Day nv q sl2nlAeont
Than o.. I.uI toys O. children. For lhou arr
voice fiom oJ. Tie worlds experience,
s.c4<.s of ail thc c-H,rauora pass
Iu alI tue generations yet to come
q. tI. I.I- s'ru--,c, tnc tuelu.c despair,
Tic Wild lld weary agony ot mau!
Nj Hollands exposition OF thc design of the orgi-
nal scalptcr u thc conception OF the piece, though
raiufuly destitute Of imaginative grace OF beauty
is uot without certain gloomy grandeur.
Nv. Adam and lls offspring, in the tolls
Of ile twin >tr Teuts sin ana cuI.Ilng,
Tlou d.si I-,l. lsonafe; and as gaze
Upou ct q. iIins monsters thar enioid
L. urrelrSiu- uurelen ing coils,
L. pin tHy gvEc.nc aesh, while s5il thy might
Tat v5ail destroy thee. am overwhelmed
with strange sympathy OF Kindred pain,
4na An t, .e 1 Sfa III 55, Of ruined 5ls rS rSee
Tho Elo-inn scmpiols were ESlntic men,
1Lau tlc.rrc -on, though they chose to speak
ILto-. .Il. familiar languaec,-mcn VINO saw,
And. s..i.- 0u..e diyiltlF, felt how weak
- cure ta- NoE.fs great voc were 81. .he powers
YIo .a.t.j t.g,c--lua ponder. d ilng ana weH
W.. c'e great Vot should peaL the truth for then,-
Iaat t.,g .at l.uud tle t0p'nost fact OF he,
aicve t.c reach OF a.. PHILOSOPHERS
ana al' lCi. .0i.-cYcry scheme OF man
1o Il.cate q. ce chrome. That lact tneL found,
A1l no .tcl ii' 10 form. llc silly priest
Whose eosecrgtlO.s OF the atGr stirred
Tac vengeance of hs God, aud Summoned forth
~ crush h i l3 lis cSiiirsu. was 55as the word
Hy W.tel irey poke 10 ileir own ace aud race
dt~t Ai-u a"'ts tic sih'l. si-uIhtthce
ILat mouI. their doom and breathcd worlds
Tie remainder Of the poem is chisdy taken up
wi,h ID description Of the abuses OF the Roman
Church, and tie impotence Of its teachings and
monies TO release mankind from the dominion of
Sin. IN the bterre Of its invectiye, the work has
more Tie character OF n religious polemic than a
production OF art. Il derives its inspiration from
stern ecclesiastical atipathy, that savors
of the austcre icOnCcasm Of John Knox,
rather than from The gracious play of a genial
fancy. The author has clothed the religious Bilrt
Of tie Pufars in his verse at the expense
Of his poetic faculty. The execution Of the work
falls short of his OWN standard. 1t IS true that his
view Of the subject furnishes scant opportunity for
sweetness and pa.hCs but it seems moreover, TO
have added az unusual hashness to bis diciOn, and
to have exchanged the subtle music Of poetry for
rough and grating style Of prose. His words are
often Of such excessive length to disturb the ow
of expression, and appear to have been chosen, like
cannon balls for their ponder0us force, rather than
for their imaginative significance and suggestive
ness
Several Of the smaller poems in the volume betray
the depth of feeling and the natural touches of de-
scrption, which recall the effective hand Of the
author Of "Bitter-sweet' and "Kathrina." The
following may be taken as a specimen Of his old
and better manner reminding one Of the wine at the
close of the feast to which allusiOn is made:
EUREKA.
Whom I crown with love is royal;
Matters not her blood or birth;
SIZE Is queen, ana am loyal
To the noblest Of the earth
Neither place. nor wealth, nor title,
Lacks the man my friendship owns;
His distinction, true and VITAL
Shines supreme o'er crowns and thrones.
Where true love bestows its sweetness,
Where true friendship lays its hand,
DWtia All -ttathcoa' an completeness.
All tie wealth OF every laud.
Man Is greater than condition,
and where man himself bestOws,
He begets, and gives position
To the gentlest that he knows
Neither miracle nor fable
Is tiIc water changed 20 vine;
Prove Loves simplest fare divine.
And if these accept my duty.
ftLo loved NY HOMAGE own,
Ilavc won an worth ana beauty;
have found the magic stone.
Here too is a pleasant bit Of remiuiscence. showing
that the autbor to say the least is as much at home
in the lighter sport Of fancy as in the grim efusions
Of religious controversy.
On the Rirli Kuhn we stood,
Lovely FOrioei aud 1.
wnle tie mornings crimson food
stieaucd along The eastern sky.
IA.o rose, from twilight tgn;
But the blus'. upon her cheek
Was not lighted by the sun!
On the RicIu Kuhn We sat,
Lovely Eloribel and !,
PlucNng blul-beiis for her hat
t4om mound tlt OssOined nigh.
" Mc are near 20 heaven" she sighed,
WniC ser raytu llshes fell
4" Nearer softly replied,
" Than tho mountains hight may tell"
Down the Rchi's side sped,
LOyels FiOlIDcl and !,
But her morning blush had fed
Ard the buC-Dclls all were dry.
@ tlc gin tie dream bOnt
OK thc .cWtT air lt died;
Aua tLe 4-eion or the IaOrn
F4aGScu ANA fell at Cycnt.de.
FIon the hIca,t Of blue Lucerne,
lovely fiOriDel and
Saw tho brand OF sunset burn
On le kgbi Kuln, and die.
Ard wondered, gazing thus, I
II oar dream would still remain
On Che liaIt and walt for MS
TIL We climb 10 heaven agaiui
Among the remaining poems, "The Heart of the
War may be mentioned as Characteristic produc-
tion tor it's simplicity, and genuine patriotic and
rural ring "soug and Silence is a lively express
sion Of whimsical c1nceit Daniel Gray" is q nat
nral portrait Of NewEngland Calyinist, aud The /
Mountain Christening rehearses legend Of the .
Connecticut in appropriate verse.
INFLUENCE OF THE PLANETS ON DISEASE. /
EEw-YORK MEDICAL JOURNAL October Appleions.
An ingenious theory of the astronomical 4
causes Of epidemcs forth in this number by DR.. NJ
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