New-York tribune., 1874-10-14
BOSTON.
LITERARY NOTES.

PERRY" SONGS FOR OUR DARLINas NE"
EDITION OF MOTHER G0osE-MEMoRiAL FUN
CHARLES SUMNER.
gvAoM A REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF The f"'0
BOSTON, Oct 12.-Tbe one ad)ecIVe wmion
always comes TO my mind when reau . p ~ o.,
p.r = w,ne-bers are always lifting verses You feel
4, ben Won read one ef them, by fselfi ana 'ne m
,rA.s,o, remains when you turn over AFTER ina BAH
ana Other Poems "ihe volume OF verse oy Misa ferry'
which J. r. Osgood h Co. have tast made ready Ior
nut,,oation Few poets have written rhymes wnich 20
~, themselves te music Miss Perrys They are not
.srays strkingly original There is reflection Of Owen
sseredith, perhaps, in "My aady," OF Browning IN
Halt an Hour" OF Poe in that charming poem "she
Garden OF Lines !" but whcpotber poets are sometimes
lust sufficiently suggested TO make you reca'i %nen
manner feel that she has studied them lovingly tne
verses are all Miss Perry's own; and OTTER tney
are such as no one else could write; For mas
not every bird it's own large proportion OF INC
poems are little dtties-sometimes sad semetmes
slad-ert the sad ones even are 90 musca tnat 'ney
produce almost the effect Of gladness. After the Ball.
which gives name the volume is too well known Iof
quotation, though 1t is an exquisite poem put Ane
Last Ride" which succeeds It, is new to me- ana pre-
sumo will be TO most readers. Itisa good specimen OF
Mise Perry's manner:
THE LAST RIDE.
There was red wine flowing from The nagons
The jewel-crusted hagons slim and tall,
And hundred voices, iaugnlhs n es,insi ,hs nall.
For the baron held feast at the CASTLE
The gay young baroD 1.-the and tall
sHrcm the daTs steps the red drums beating,
And the horns and the silver Tunpets i,. blowing
And the quick sweet rasping OF the nddIes,
'vet the dancers in the dance-room NJ a,goins; going
And all through the palace ran the music
And all night the red wine was nowing'
And the baron led the wassail and the dance,
The gay young baron. lthe ana tal 49,, ,,r. ,,or,s,
With gallant smiles aud Jests tor the ioVey "onen
I'll the cock crew athwart the castle wall;
But amid the lovely rising out OF ruffs ana aces,
One face for the baron shOne fairer than them all
He had stolen from the drinking and the dancing
He standing in the doorway at her side;
A suit she eOquetted and denied
He was PRAYING he was pleading and entreating.
When the blast OF bugle far and wide
Rang it's clear silver treble in the courtyard.
Three times three, for a sharp battleeal;
And the voice OF trooper hoarsely shouted,
Z" H0, baIons, for the king one and all!
Round and round over hill and over valley,
Far and wide rang the sharp battleeall.
Round and round rang the news Of the rising,
The rising OF old Coventry that night; -,
And the 6arons, one and ALL at the pnges oattecai
Mustered forth, fifty strong, for the night
Corsets ringing feathers fiinGinc. pennons swinging
o, 1t must have been sprltsurrng sight!
women's faces grew as white as the
The white of York upon each breast;
Red lips in that moment lest their blooming.
Gay hearts 10 that moment lost their jest.
Bot out OF hffy faces sorrOw'saddened
There one face sadder than the rest
Eyes that a moment since disdained him,
Laps that were laughing and denying,
Heart that coquetted with its ~oolng,
Now OH the woOer's breast is lying;
While the bugle rings its blast and the troopers rattle
Over LII and over valley fying, flying.
And the rides last but the baron rides fast,
over bill and over valley, rides away;
With smile upon his face, and with gallant grace
A. II he rode to tournament, or hunting holiday;
But IN the early daSn ming IN the gray OF me morning.
In the front OF the hght MS white plumes play
And IN the early dawnng in the gray of the morning.
The red field is won ere the dav's half begun
And the cavaliers are shouting at The roundheads rout
III over hill and valley comes creeping up the sun;
For there on the field, his brlei race ruD
White and still in the dawning of the wild autumn
morning,
White aud still, in the chill OF the new-risen day.
While the roundheads are flying, the hero lies Dying,
Who so late rode straight in the front of the fray;
With smile upon his face, and with gallant grace.
A. II he rode TO tournament or a bunting holiday.
Youo the exquisite adaptation Of the rhythm in
such lines as
The quick. sweet rasping OF the 1ddles
Set the dancers IN the dancerOom agong.
There the Old Lays of the Cavaliers spirit in it,
BOO "Magdalena plesses less though it was intro
auced TO the public by The Atlantic Monthly. feel
seTtan tOomuchness in II, which know not how else
20 characterize.
Very simple and fresh and dainty is Jane" as she
down the lane. with her foolish little head and
her foolish little heart l have already alluded to the
~Garden OF the Lilies" Ii is too long for quoting. but
is lovely poem-al music and fragrance and mystery.
All the cavaliers that sat in Miss Perrys little
viii their guesses :" Her Secret; and each
he reads how well she remembers the guest who
recltned in her easy chair. beneath the shimmering
.shspdeler. will wonder "Is ii - As specimen of
sbe authors pathetic side. will give you Loss and
.S3sH,' poem for mothers to cry
When the baby died. said,
With "a sudden, secret dread,
" Death, be merciiul, ana pass;
Leave ihe other Bui alas,
whiie we watched he waited there,
One foot on the golden starr,
one hand beckonlng ar the gate,
TIL the home was GesoIato.
Friends say, II is better so,
Clothed III innocence 10 go;
Sav, to your parting pain,
Inat your loss ls but tDelr gam.
Al. the parents think Of this,
H., remember more the k.ss
tIOm the htte TOse-.ed hps
And tie PRINT OF hnger-tFs
Left upon a broken t0y
VII remind them how the boy
Ana his SISTER charmed the davs
With their pretty wiDsOme ways
Ouly time can give relief
To the weary lonesome grief;
Gods sweet minister OF pain
Ihen shall sing Of Oss and gain.
Itwtuld he easy enough 10 cTcise these poems; but
h much easier and Ieasanter 10 enjoy them. pre-
Oct for this volume unusual popularity, for 1t is 80
lnusieal and so dainty.
Some two wears ago G. ". Tton Co published a
book Of juvenile poetry entitled songs for Our Oar
hinge" and very pretty and weselec.ed songs they
were. This Fall they getting out edition, TO
te sold for 60 paper and 81 CLOTH Wherever you
open this book you see picture and you poem
90 II answers the double purpose OF pleasing eyes
ord ears Of the darlings for whom il is Intended
W Tton d Co. are asO apout TO publish Mrs. Par
tlngtons edition of Mother GOoses Melodies" edited
bv Uncle Willis. This will e, the publishers the