New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-24
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
NOVEMBER MAGAZINES.


,e,ous discussions that have appeared in its pages
~ a. the leading religious journals Of this city has as
,ered that such articles as those on Modern skepu'
is from which we have given oopious extracts IN our
columns. and which have awakened deep interest IN
the public at large adapted TO produce more In
,ntious impression on the public mind than anything
which Comte OF Herbert Spencer has written" In
reply o. this unqualified ceusure, the editor gives
M Interesting history OF the origin OF tho
unpers question, and retorts upon his CRUZ
with the charge OF misrepresentation ana ui
oharitabeness II appears that Mr.. BauVeI 'p'
writer of Modern skepticism." had previously '
trbutcd 70 the Magazine paper on Miracles us
oussipg that cardinal point OF theology WIN Nso
originality Of treatment that called forth '"o "ihD
commentator from the most authoritative ~
The article pledge OF INC w." .
hoo to Christianity in which he cherished al un"So
ing faith. B0sore the death OF Mr. scr'onei "o
"a him the plan OF a work defense OF reVeaeu re'h
ion who gave 1t his warmest enooui'e'i"O"1 -,
which the papers on Modern skepuc"m ioi"U
So, ,re EDITOR orotests against the attack as staoon
the reputation Of Mr.. scnoner as wen ~ cIuo' anu
rowardy SANDER on the conduct OF the Magazine. ho
So, ,,a,ts that "f the writer supposes that tlls
,t az attack will lie satisfactory TO the pubhe' III Us
preseut mood he sadly mistaken Ecciesiasuea "u
,,tv can no longer KILL aud no longer settle I0r lhhN
, men ana women great problems connected with
mn sprtnal interests" This controversy, no oouD'
t,,s the germs of religious quarrel from when the
,dur al rbAsr easily escape, even II nc were
inclined a. do 80 which he certainly is not Ills stlcV
mrs on several Of the ecclesiastical traditions ana usages
az the day are more WOundng 10 class OF thnsADeu
readers thsn positive denial OF established dognas'
and ho hs INDUCED freely In this course o. remark
NOT 70 awaken the hostility OF those who regard every
breath Of criticism a destructive tempest
The present number Of Scri6ny contains several mis-
tcinueous literary articles of exceptional interest," espe
siaIy paper on the poet L c. sedman, and eriuqne
or the wriunes u Mrs Browning, by Mr. stedman him
tbo fiaIg pUS A. n.
RfcdopouclO gives lively recital Of the early career
of The denrht poet which he supplements by an emf
rruuy app eoiaiiye and uSt estimate of his peculiar
Fifts and performances
oUc instinct for UNITY aud proportion limits Stedman
a, range az simple themes and dictates careful and
evstematiC treatment OF them HE accurate consuus
ton Of plan and faithful finish OF detal are eqGal! a
.1irnblo Tic never Oversteps the modosty OF nature
through the morbid choice OF subject or by stiuneu
eepon borne monsters % Ohlelnplatoh Oh nv
IT. distortions and he lenyes 70 Soarser Vim
the rongcnial work of popping Us dark places WIN
ehares OF scnsualty and misery IL is not that MS men
, DON ana suffering But nv lifting them above the
ordinary lot OF man, through some atroute OF ~
a. goodness not lowering them nehosh IT. o,tc
he makes them more Interesting thah tht pSole W
meet IN the streets Tie will not drag Us back 70 the
royehn instincts and hiud violence that betray our
lower origin, Modern theories are 70 be accepted 80
long az aspirations they cannot stle may ne cauen'
aud TRANSPORTED "a propneuc mases Oh gn. am p NM
Nor dOcs lose the richest poetic material Dy thus
shutting ont the vague region from the chaos OF %lSn
tb. haifhuman hnifdiabohc specters that haunt the
chambers OF the brain for 30 many In9uera pos az
pencil under which man now rjoices OF sorrows VIVID
descending 70 borrow eltheI CLEANS or gloom h mU
that fornless kingdom ont OF which ne may nave
emerged quiet NOOK OF scenery, or IdyI4c pas
SO nun serving as the point which the grace
and harmony OF life rather Than ts uiscoIu anu "lcc
sdBess may he displayed. siedmans teehmcaI eAeel-
on has me rmness precision which his trIe sense
Of relation would lead us 10 expect The frame or
h. two larger pieces Is carefully constructed,
tbe interest in their gradually evolving char
tI.i catastrop6e Wen conceived and fifty linked To-
sether Two three fresh pictures OF sndscape IN tne
BIameless Prince" and all the highly nnshed staoLas
u studied variety Of measure msfking points Oh rs pc
tween the passages OF action 10 hhce, are very oIn
Ifts and the whole true 10 perfect FORM II
evident the surface IN the arrangement OF ne
more elaborate among ms minor poeInt IN SUN,
InoI Ram" for instance and In the " Feast OF harvest
,rt ar50lS sketched then expanded with ample and
oon0ruOus illustrations through VIDE range OF asso-
eiated thoughts, held sl close with the guiding dGa
.nd concluded with lulness OF that leaves On the
ear as in the mind satisfied sense OF symmetry ahe
fruit OF deep critical study appears IN tne seeeuoh OF
Language in strict keeping with the course OF hls
theme-bOld and rich where IL rises SIMPLE mp; anu
spaTingiy aud apply eSed anu mo % Ell, M
mesa crisp with delicate descriptive rppes ne mas 'oe
secret OF pathetic hushed to passing gh OF
ran break into passionate lament as in the last scenes
Of the Prince" There group OF his minor poems
blending pathos with solemnly, aud quiekeuing me
vivid mental image with spiritual thrill which creates
al effect Of somber grandeur, breathing through snch
stsns"s AZ Nh, . The oid Gdmirs with The
Ihe assault py Nixh, ics from fT In these as in
OF his later poems, particularly the studied en5gt
al measure deserves attenlon, ma , y,
movement of has lines TO the burden Of
thought His various experiments IN tue muslcsl
forms that his art Indicate patient research
snd practice These have been carried to still higher
point by some among those OF hls SQleinloraies we
have named and similar labor should ne less neglected
Than II has been by their younger imtators.
The whole article affords AN admirable specimen OF
,rticism which with rare and delicate knows how
10 commend, without oeasiug 10 discriminate.
In his paper on Elizabeth Barrett Browning Nj Sted
rhu places lady. in point Of poetic culture and OF
imaginative power al head OF modern female her-
Sture.
What other woman aud poet, Of recent times. has
passed through noyiate III the academic groves
aud al the foup ait-heads OF poetry tnoughtf /
dwell upon Miss Barrets culture. because sm con
WINGED that ~ had much to do win her preennence
.toons female poets MANY = past generation has pro
oured H. 0ngster OF her sex whose voices were stned
for want Of atmosphere ana training. An ausplcOus
r gave her AN over ike Joanna
Baile aud her culture placed her mrneasuIably abote
Mrs. landon Mrs Hemans and others who nOurshed at
ths outseI OF her own career LADY Barnard the Bar
oness Rslrn MIR. NortOb,women like these have writ
ten beautiful lyrics but here j. one, equally feminine,
ut win strength beyond them all uftiug herself to the
night OF SUSTAINED Imagination. George sand, Charlotte
Bront6 and Mrs Lewes have been her only cOinpeeFs,
but Of these the FIRST least IN FORM ana tue Two lat
Ter both ma form uud by instinct have been "
prose before whom the poet lakes precedence by IN
Isrted and defensible prerogsuVe.
his discussion Of the Influence Of married life on the
Development of genius aboGuds with wise and pro
found reflections OIL the mutual relations the
le and the artistic element. AN authors growth. aud
The happiness Of both parties, vastly mperled by
his with the most accoDste OF creatures, she
has insrtsc nature aud dull or commonplace NIL ma
But let an artist marry art and he true TO IL alone
unless by some chance he find companion
uhose soul u kindred with his own who sympathze
with HE tastes and aid him with tact aud circumstance
IN social and professional II she has genius
of her own, and her purposes any department OF
srf "A can Nd