, 1875-01-31

next morning. disclaimipg tho criticism of
Grant asc1iiol to ll1n, tatncd the possible etect
Of the meeting.
Personal.
And, speaking OF Whittier, every friend snd
admirer OF his will be sorry to hear OF tho orest
feeblenesa OF his health this winter. SaSer SSes
strong, t',s lDclemency OF this season has told
hardly upon him, aud his Immediate friends ara
extremely anxious about him. Ho is ut present
the guest Of ex-Gov. Clah.n, and under tie care
Boso Rd oa,* a. nao s ss4 sGs1 Husan sDkso . St u
Another prominent New England char
acter. ". 8. Robinson, better known
abroad as Warrington" the great political
correspondent for 80 many years OF the SPRING
field Republican, and who at one time welded "a
immense power in the politics Of Massachpsetta
is living dangerously i'll at his residence Just out
OF Boston. But while the younger men declins
in their health, Emerson this winter wears haIa
aud hearty front which promises good work ret.
to take seniority over Whittier BY several yesrs
for be IS past TO- while Whittier ia just beYond
81.
MR. Ea.ERsoS's LAST rooK,
as it may be called, though it il only =
tIols Which he hss been collecting en an an
years, is extremely interesting both AZ showing
the taste OF the New England sage and IA
pleasing and curious collection OF poems. ID
membering the authors essay upon Love- Whefa
losophy, which seems to have singular lack Of
the human element, it ia ruther surprising to find
such ardent verses as Spenser's bride !" .n1
Richard Lovelaca's "Teil me not, sweet I an1
uukind.' But the surprise is most delightful
one, and brings Us good deal nearer to Emer-
comic and humorous aro another sur
prise, and suggeat question, whether.
after all we who have been in the habit of mcet-
ing Emerson and listening to him for all these
- ~ lA-1
NATION Of him, when we pronounced him lacking
in hnmor. The man who takes such poems
into his heart as *4 Truthful James," "Tho
Shay" and ''The Court1n'," must
have the spice OF wit and huu,or very largely in-
in his nature Take it all in 1ll+ The
work is study OF Emerson's mind, much more
than mis- own compositions, for the selsctions,
running through = long series OF years, point
here and there to the various moods
Of the day and the hour, which
book making in paper, and fe1ibiity Of binding,
he book il q marvel, and one feels like chai-
ehglng all the book-makiug world to rival it
I possible. In view OF the admirers Of English
books. who often draw such invidions COM
oarison between American and British workman-
'uch satisfactory opportunity to make counter
and the whole American pub1icowe
. debt Of gratitude to j. r. Oseood d Co.,
or giving them this opportunity. One thing ought
70 O6 baI4 Ell paS9aUt, AU Llat ID LQnL WE mn8t ADf
nut too great stress upon tha suggestivepess o1
3metson's taste III he collection, Tor the reason
hat he has declared that some Of the poems
1ere valuable to him for certain special ltnef
ather as whole. It is q great pity that W
ant be specially guided to these lines, forN
night save us somo humiliation when We conf
[ently quote to bolster up our own opinions
hat Emerson had already Endorsed Us.
The tribute in the rregnce to Lord Byrons
eniua shows that Emerson has the universal
nind the grent and Bubtle instincts, which can
nake snre and just estimates Altogether, .
1ore delightful book, and = more delightful key
D whak Tas hidden before from tho
rdlnary observers and acquaintances' eya
l Ernerson's character, cannot we'll be found
ntside OF this compilation. which he has en-
tiled Patuassus. II We miss some Sweets tlak
e have welcomed before in other collections, or
aat we hare cherished in our own reading, va
nd that Emerson meets all this incs III tbs
ords Of tina preface, when he says: ~ AH
ware that no two readers would make the sam8
election. Ut course shall gladly hail with the
ublic better collection than m,ne.' b. l.