, 1875-03-06
MICHEL ANGELO As A. POET.


Augclp boon famous, but 10 has also left hehsud
him ovidenooa Of Erace anu beauty as u poot.
Without attempting to plaza him on . loycl with
tho great italian poets, thoro Is still d CHARM
about Lis nalrigals ind Honnetn which provo
that In hia case moro than ono muse brought
lin gifts at luis BIRTH. It has bccu said Of Him
that llo cared for nothing but Ills art, aud that
Until his friendship for vittoria Colonua ho had
uoyor sought woman'n society. somo OF his
poems, however, would Bocm to modify that as-
sertion, as witi.css tho following malrigala
translated by uaFtora.
.yApn1aAL vim.
Sly eyes which love to ga1e on bcauteons thiugs,
Untll i aliuos. secn lnducd with wings,
Meath ueauty's s1n,e. for auper1.at flight;
From loftiesl stars aloots down ssdlanca Ill theiz
oWup
nraw.ng Tho soul atovo,
80 Aud sHrh wo nay ID Loyc;
For nsu8ht can 20 control,
Charm, penetrate tho aoul,
Or counsel 1t fl Monikory guisc,
AZ q sweet lace, act oil ly siar-likc oyss~
E,'n when hhs stays me, my loved Fair
Dctghta to act double part;
And n,'ei. stsies dagsers through my hoass;
Thus pfafh ami Lilo
III 'Mbtona strfp,
AMI Joy snd lnin
Within mo reign:
Room will tho conflict coee, aid DEATHS cold HW1y
QuenGh IN ths sades OF night Joy'a fstterlnE ray
It Ia we'll known, howovor, TINT Michel Angelo
proferral TO 1.-Two apart from tic wotll and dis
liked to DO intgudod upon. I1a states this fact
Limscls, and hns oyen!cmbodied 1t In verse, as
would seem by tho following matlrlsal which
| Southey has thus translated,
NADH1uAL LIx.
II hs.h he chosen n. Ics .o - seo1a to ps.'e M
For 0ftau nllt l6 MoAr tho look or cAte
Wien Brcf IN ID hts heart
Aud uft0n iu hIs llolra Of happier feeling
Viii sorrow unat ha conn.ouauca ba hung.
And ever bis owA hcttcs Thoughts eoaceal!Hg,
n,s b. H. s:m q sssnaes nd n,ss1 Us oa
Thus aucl would concea thst none should know
What secret CAUSE have for silent woS;
And Taught BY 1Dany Wsianctoly Tfnnf
TAas h1,s rho@ n tS5'9n: fsvo dt,
Nor fesr tta envy. nor tas!ro Its praiao,
lIut choose my path through solitary ways.
llis sonnets have, evoked much rrs'se and
many cflurta at translation. Wordsworth found
tlcnlnrly ai1lcult tn translate D.nte or Mlohol
| Auscio, while ha uasily mastered Arlosso. lie,
| however, thus traahtatcB the following.
| SONNET II.
NJ mortal eh!ss. ala tl.sss sYsr ,, hsl,o9 9 ,,,n
| And 1uy kout felt her lest!ny divine,
Aud i6ro u endless re4co III me grew boll.
lIesSea-b'!n, ths sauL hsavsAw'ra eourse must
| nayond tho Visible world she soars to seek
| tFos what delights The ssnso is false and wcak)
Heal Furut, thn universal Hond.
| Tho wiao Hai at!lrta, can !lad 10 rest
lu that which purlhleA Aur Will lla lontl
ftlt heart to sught which doth Ml Tine 4sltnd.
tlts senxe. tabTttlle4 ~ilI. anA no! true lote,
Tl,at Kills the soul Iowa betiess wllat IL best,
Even here below, but moro IN haayQn above.
From this hnd otllcra Of h!H tonnots various
writer's have formed different opinions, according
to thsr predictions, some asserting that those
Al! show tho Influence OF that ratonio philosophy
wlicl, governed tho society lorenzo dol Metlici
| gathered around him. aud In NAich Michel Au.
COLO mugol, and othnrs that they aso proof OF
his strong belief In Christianity. Undonbtedy
a. he advanced iu yeara, aud was influenced BY
vIttosih Colonna aud Bavonarola. ho looked upon
Immortality from N orthodox pclnt OF view, bl,l
il eunn,s quito probable that In his earlier yoaFs
| lo waA influenced by those who were his friends
and companions Ut TINT timo. lie paid : trihuta
10 Dxnto which Sonthey lias translated, Antl lie
wrote both sonhets aud madrigals to Vittorta Co.
| louua.
With tho following, Addressed to Yasari wl,nr
tha art.t-post wuA in Aia Bilh year. wo mu.i
cloae our solectiol,a. lto sco1na TO reaiko thai
l hts iifos Journey ia nearly Ut an end, aud that
hn must lid atliou to Lis loved arts Hartford
thus translates It:
|. BONNET 1.yy,
I'a Iasarl.
TINE ny r.! aa natk osr n nouah . oes.n @ gnlde"
| And II thciF nstiuln. Go.kl o. bsl, Ette
A strl.t Eteuu1,, ~i..rs Truth supreme rrtaldrs.
~ 10 folA Fancy. in Hh!rh hrt consies,
| AMI e,en hsr lttil aud hur alo,1Arcli in4ses,
Full well know how lurgrly 1t ptrtakcs
" c1sur; but fratt ulun iii Er1or ptsttfs;
Ny thm.phts, outo prompt. Eoand hurttal th!nga K
what ~, tIicv nov rfon tw, d,rnd Draths ara u.s