Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1874-10-17

admiration tOr Mr.. IaylOr's lie and
works is not born Of this occasion Or THE
which many know him best, know 1ut
little, and it is as an author, and
especially as a poet, that l have come to
know and admire him. | have read but
little of his travels, but when came
TO his poems l found that within
them upon which / seized with
avldity, and which has ever since
made them one of my chief delights In
literature. One feature displayed through
out Mr.. Taylor's works is one for which
all Americans may we'll thank him, and
that Is their patriotism. Familiar with
Courts, and the observer of every form Of
government on earth, he has ever re-
maiued true TO the institutions of his
native land, and to those of us who love
these institutions from our education and
instincts 1t can but be pleasing to find
that one who has had the benefit of wide
experience and opportunity for observa-
tion and comparison, joins us In our be-
lief In the excellence of free institutions.
Another feature which find especially
attractive in his poems, is their robust
maniiness. No one ever needs to ask
whether one of Bayard Taylor's poems
was written by a man or woman, and yet
this strong masculinity is not impressed
upon them through any eoarseness, but
they have the characteristics which an
other Quaker poet attributes TO one of his
heroes,
Strong, manly, true, the tenderness
And pride beloved Of woman
But even here does not lie the greatest
charm of these poems. To me, he, more
,fb hra lra vrFffh n
chant of the gods, the gladstone timbrels
of morning." the dull monotony of our
work-a-day life and brings us to realize
10 part his "dream Of the sun, and the
sound and the splendor" which, though
we may have but the shadow, In us as in
him PRESENTS the threat of suppression"
" In our mills of common thought
BY the pattern all is wrought;
In our school of life the man
| Drills to suit the common plan,
And through labor, love and play
Shifts the burden Of the day.
"Thunder shall we never hear
in this ordered atmosphere9
Never the monotony feel
Shattered by trumpet's peal2
Never airs that burst and blow
From eternal SUBMITS, know?
"Though no man resent his wrong,
Still is free the poets song;
Still, stag, his thoughts may leap
Ger the herded swine and sheep,
And in pastures far away
Lose the burden Of the day.
DR.. Frank Taylor, of West Chester
cousin of the poet, and his companion
during his first trip to Europe, was she
next speaker.
ADDRESS ny DooIOR TAYLOR.
My FRIENDS My heart impels me b
speak, yet, how pleasant would it be
remain a silent listener. All the SUI
roundings this magnificent autum
scene the pure sky above these gran
old hills and forest trees the music Q
the ripping stream which is flown
gently by these flowers and richly tinte
leaves, colored by the Divine chemistr
of the sun, and which your artistic hand
have woven into garlands of welcome
the well selected poetic sentiments adorI
ing the walls ;-and, above all, this larg
assemblage OF earnest friends who's
faces exhibit the same marks of sympa
thy all these things speak for themsslve
and give heartier greeting TO our CUES
to-day than any words which my lips ca
utter. WIN you not excuse met ("No
No i")
The eloquent words of praise alread.
spoken, TO all Of which l cordially re
spond, have evidently put our friend
natural modesty to rather a severe trial
aud, therefore, it might not be amiss tC
relieve him Tor a few moments. 81
please turn your eyes in another direction
and look,-and look SAT you l'), yes
please to look at me Laughter.
Our guest has just returned from
scenes of travel Ia far distant lands; h
has passed from the burning and ari
sands OF Egypt TO the cold aud rain
, mountains of Iceland, yet wherever h
{, goes he exhibits such wonderful powe
in painting the scenes OF nature, that W
l all feel we can do our travelling very wei
at home by merely reading Bayart
: Teylor's letters in the Tribune.
Do but ask him and he will tell you a.
, about the wonders and the mysteries {
the Nile, the pyramids, the RUNE
temples, the obelisks, sphinxes, tho loi
5 arts, the mummies and other dried u
things which have been dead and burie
!, for don't know how many thousands {
d years, and in the end you will almol
believe that America is entirely to
young to have any standing in Il
presence of such venerable age and Ion
c established respectabllity.
But please look at yonder stream al
its sparkling waters. 1t has been flo'
& ing as long as have the waters of faith
Nile-aye, even longer, science tells us
t, and the distant nils, the outspurs of 4
Alleghanies, from whose sides sprii
1 forth the fountains OF the Red Clay a.
the Bfandywine can claim. at least
equal age, and in the carry dawn of til
might have sent words of greeting
Kilimandjaro himself, as promisii
y mountain youth Just born on the OIL
side of the ocean.
Nearly hundred years have gone sin
{, Washington was erecting lines Of 4
p fense, still remaining on this stFaani
~ few miles below US. Fearing to be o.
hanked, he Withdrew his troops TO
ID position on the hills Of Birmingham, a
in tho trial of battle there, consecrat
er the Brandywine for all future lin
Thus that stream won the renoWn VIII
had 50 nearly fallen to this.
But we will express no regret. Side
side, and scattered in many lands, all
lie heroes of that day are now sleeping
mother earth, while we have placed
scarlet color of the English uniform
the stripes Of the honored Tag VII
lie deeorates our hall to-day.
is The poet is the true magician. Sc
x and Burns have immortalized the Tiy
r. and mountains of Scotland by q
en- poems and songs. And we thank
nd poet friend for his creation Of "Lar
Is The Norwegian youth comes hither
ho win the love of the gentle Quaker mai
ce and tsereby he imparts an additiO
re- charm to these hills Of Hockessin.
at A nations best henefsctors are the l
he who build up its literature. We do '
"a then to honor such men, and 1t is
st. tainly better to honor them while liy
than to erect marble monuments q
nd them after death. Ths sympathy Of
5m llviug cheers an author and inspires
no to still nobler work.
In | feel glad that you have rendered
ms reception TO Bayatd Taylor. Since
OF earliest boyhood have known hin y
lly and in all these years there has beer
las break, not even the slightest, in
ad friendship.
ch It adds to our pleasure also to see
soc in good health the father and the mol
,ys of our guest, his devoted wife from
Il far of German fatherlaud, and
BAD sisters, one from the sWilzerland Of
els old world, the other from the Swi!
EN- land of the new. Warm thanss are
the to the good friends in Wilmington
ore llOckessln and IN Gear oid tat
our county, who have given this deligh
oly ovation.
Ate. DR.. Taylor closed with touching a
sions to the memory Of Barclay Penn
their former fellow traveller in Eur
tied aud to Col. Frederick Taylor, who fe
iful Gettysburg.
the Dr., TayloT's address was received