New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-10-29
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The flpe and delicate beauty OF these new
Poems would render the exercise OF the critical junction
an ungracious task. even there were spots 10 DC po'
out on the bloom of the and the purple o. the grape
But their rare vein Of poetry and consnmma'e aru0
anish can only be met by sme of welcome and not by
,o,e Of doubt or suspicion. The pervading motive OF
Tho nes Is the passion of love, but love In Its puleSt
and most exquisite forms free from ali faint OF eartbs
mold with the Joys of the spirit trumphins over the de
,res of the nesh The poet sings with voice OF RAPTURE
q inner ecstasy but his temperate blood though hnoo"
gith hidden fires never rebels against the VOICE VI INC
soul and his song soands like escaped melody Oh he
.mpyroan rather than the utterance OF lower sphere
The union of emotion and art In each of these poems
betrays the cunning hand well as the im"ssi"heu
,pirit The nicely Of their execution can he eompafe"
only 10 the dainty cutting of gen. but stu they are
alive with human passion aud burn with the pufcs' res
81 the soul We trust the modest volume VIII ees WIN
recognition in proportion TO ats deserving IL Is GER
ainy instinct with essential spirit al poetry but so
roasly and sabty wrought. go free from the vulgar
bats by which the public applause is 40 often won so
clfconsinod IN its highest ecstAss so serene IN tue
revelation Of Its wondrOGs beauties, that the author Can
sarlly count on n genial welcome from the mass OF
~aders His qualities too peculiar and rare iof a
with the celebrity which keeps the writer's name pr"m
rent before the public Many lonely vigls Of Thought
many hours OF sadness wet with the tears OF SORROW
many OF TRANSPORTATION on the mount " Nsloh'
20 the composition OF pSems like these They ehoouy
DOT the fapees of day, but the experiences OF he'
M Glider has apparently proited by shaRespeAesh
and Italian stdles but there sgnsof Imitation IL
be has sat feet of masters In HE chosen sphere
hoy have Sil left him free coin his heart nto the ma
teras of verse; and 70 and meoous utteranee III ntn
live expression rather than IL conscious repcaoo Iho
par,ns the volume perhaps of TOO uniform ehaf
scer permit much latitude ia the choice OF specimens
but one or two taken almost at random may gave eur
readers a hint OF s refinement and rarity as an
artistic production. The following twin snnneis may bo
taken to express the prevailing spirit of the work;
BODY AND SOUL.
o thou my love. love first my lonely SOUL
Then viii this too unworthy body of mine
BE loved by right and accident divine.
Forget the tesh, that the pure spirit goal
or the thing thou lov'st in me- 50 VIII tha sllhe
OF sharp soul striking soul make fan ana me
This earthly tenement. fnon shalt extoi
Remember well that thy true love doth fear
No dsadlieT foe than the imihsSion'd deun
Would drive thee 10 him an would hold thee near
Near o. the body ~ the soul ~ him.
Love first M soul and then both will he dear.
But. love. for me thy body was the first.
Orc dGy wander idly through the town.
Then entered "a cathedral silence brown
Which Sudden thrilled with strange heavenly eafst
OF light and music. That daIed uavc!er dnrst
DO nothing now hut worship sud fall down.
He thought To rest a. dd the tiISd clown l,osoa
Who sank IN lungel FOR sleep, bat there Immersed
Pound restless Vision on vision Of beauty rare.
Moved by thy bojys outer majesty
Ientered in thy silent. sacred Shrine:
Twas then all sudd,ily and uh1 w.He'
Thou dilst reveal, - maiden Love! 10 me,
That beautiful singing holy SOU OF Time
Aud another in similar vein:
LOVES JEALOUSY.
or other men know no jealousy,
Nor OF the maid who hollis thee close, on close:
hut OF the June-red. sganInersc rose,
And OF the orange streakei sunset SKY
And OF the breeze 10y thee below ed. that goes
Ger tiy dear hair and brow the soDg That flows
Into thy heart of hearts, where il may die.
would were one moment that sweet show ,
OF flower; or breeze behaved that toucheih all;
or ssy that through the summer eve doth bufn.
would were the song thou lowest SO,
OF sCUnd OF ne to have thlGc eyelid fall
Bu, would then TO something human turn.
Some of the most characteristic poems are brief
satebes of song that like breath of music
thar the sound OF vocal words
"a SONG Of THE MAIDEN MORN"
A song of the maiden morn,
A sOUg Tor my itte maid,
OF the silver sunlight born.
Bnt am afraid afraid
when my maid may bS
Nothing, there, but shade
But oh her shadow il more 10 me
Tnan the sbadOwlcss iight OF eternity
THERE WAS JOY IN ALL"
There WAS 10Y In ALL but might not win it.
looked from the window ou meadow and WOOD
On fair green grass that tine sun made White
Beyond the river the mountain stood
Blue Was the mountain, the river was bright;
Hooked o the land ami IL was not good
loved not the Land, for thou vert not In II.
SONG.
Not from the whole wide world chose thee
sweetheart, lght nj the land and tie sea!
The wide, wide world MD not mcOSc thee,
For thou art the whole wide world 10 me.
The name Of the author, believe, has hitherto not
figured on any list OF American poets bat he may well he
content b hide his tune, and await the verdict which will
assign him assured place among the true singers OF the
land
BY ALvAS :. sOUTHwORTn. l2sHO PIP ISL. Baker
Pratt a &c.
The author of this york, who is Secretary of
the American Geographical Society, devoted several
months TO travelling in the interior of Africa though his
retcent economy in the matter 81 dates leaves the time
OF his Journeys TO he inferred FROM incidental notices
In an interesting portion of the volume devoted 10 the
slave trade Mr. sOuthwOrth states, that with the exce
ton Of voluntary slavery the institution is legally dead
in the soudan selling the highest bidder 10 longer
from Kharoum which continues to be the center of
extensive traffic In the month of August the traders
begin ~ pr spare their departure in November They
have little money in hand, and borrow at high rate
Of interest wherever they find lender. They
mild, wellmamered set Of men, ready 10 "cut 8
throat or seuttie ship" with graceful noncialanee
Every expedition war, and IL provided,
according to it's magnitude, with 100 10
600 armed The soldiers carry knives, and
deusic-bsrrcied shot guns, and are chiefly noted