, 1875-10-23

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ellrle raoge of American poetry equsling sn4s
in breadth aud elevation Yet We have selected
norniy avetaGo pahsages from tue loen* which |
III tic TIA aor a. Is uf sltni'ar tiue gnalts Ahty
t,Mea with At1lRlo btIDRe nn Image VI tho matt
vivid intensity starts out befole tho reader
.hr Dire srnil. percb&nec. Of 4.lsul hoD".
4 laad of la4uls r!ngd round w,lh foam.
Nhrre Hu1us1cr nh her Rhrliy tiloru
80. tiYrn aha Ftsa* fur s1:fme1e.
There 1oomed from out the dctest ysrt
\ !n1,r,y snip. Wi! h'!tt and srt,n,
No ntoru, had stained It any whit,
M s~asuos ttt Their tetth IN II.
They ritch; d the tent, where ftsess sun
Asi! 10 t.a%n tie f4'lna auh.
Tacy rlE The SNOWY mountains ToI1H,
Anu heaved snnE The namties. iAtue
Like mighty bisiuMr; eav tie gold |
OF awful eunstIA !; AN Tue blnh
uf feudIrn da~n. sisl fell the huth
Uf heaven untn He Jap snt dorm
And hi his }uee in dusty hdats
But more than enough has been quoted TO |
verify d! We ,asc sa'a Of tbs lofty shasaeter Of
greatly osclEoacr tbe few hs,nlslcs that OF |
ttesu Nc sbhlt Inaso nU mention. 1t Is evident |
that thu poet IL laborIug to overcome tho nrer-
fect,ous MarriuS Liz earlier eGolts, aud tue |
critic may not fear, af,cr tn,s r,ieia hnccers,
to tC.toh ullcscrrcd cncuusakeMe0t. [
Nc have remarked that tlo tbiead Of dction /
running through tho poem il Of gossAnor
teAtu.e. It bogins aud ouds III mystery. but
h:3t,ae, .,c aEootnna.. ~ e1o n1ot ,...i,r lin
reader thn m, nwncou,o tasl, Of ruutecsuri,,y L
solution to auit his fancy. AcvcrthcicBa ta.luJ
mud nHty AZ II tho Hory "holi It uiA" IS htns I've
eiohe the stsFos'eo R.uHs piea'n'e'F' ~ See" !"
'3~ "'N'" - "N''> ~@
PoEMs BY BENJAMIN r. TAYLOR.
soSns of 1txTEnIAs. " n1s51h.a (. rAftoh,
Wn,a.Ir ~ e,c vi N III Itusrstoyt snsrc sn,o IN.
TO-. Chicago: =. e. Or1Uss Co. rice, g.
1 f,s H. 1ff Of krI
t,oot. tnot viii soou ho an tho rnr and ttu,tcr-
~. I.." ,x.,,, ~ .,,,r.a-a IN, ~ mn, ~ th,,c
lux ao"n 'io." AZ 4"a'''4e' ~. 'os ""' VI 'A'''
tpat lola" e1'et Gun 'e moro oa'n.y Ut eaeRahs'
Tho paper IL OF the fit1ncet md lltiaat' With
| glossy surface aud delicate t.nt the lettor-
1rrus ;s c1,ar and o.sau tie eusrayIucu sru ex.
nnists1v ] IL cnt Ind tbe binding i, in harmony
NTH all tho rest. With perfect Justice It may be
claimed that Il ro1un,e d. lure 10 l,andsooae III
every f,ntl,ro h.s neyor befote been Issued went
OF tue City oI Nc" York:
iu scarcely nectseary to sav more than tnat they
ars Iy ,lr. i. F Taylor uua arc .'nons his best
turouehou. tho county, und his writings ara 80
| t,rnlns uis pamo tn connection With new com.
,,,.,+,n,, e.,ru . work nj sursto,nsa,ion. IIu
poflI'on heca'" ""iA " outoio'oSs,o" 49,
| Is always in the sullnlest Auiuof, and hfs Fer6o
| III Ait,ra mi fibbaA h 4 trnnfnl nOF
=. ~ 80 - ..',s, hroo,. n. l.. .a.r
,'ocr,m, ncnr in III. ,,sy w,tb our .o1d stiff En-
.o"'.1>.' '" 1'' ~: "..,t,. - 49,.
Eilst1. ue Transforms IL lnso ue1ln.h auu now
| ei lspcnaGe, with blossoms bursting out every
| 80. L; M, ,.,.. .,.,t,t,I aud h,rii,,o-ir, ,r,
"hese III sAe '''oos ooe u''AaI anu ~"
fnBion. 1t 10 his gilt and beat 70 t"ine It iuto
+ha r,ost ,.orttarfnt uYeatt ta n,,f ftso5ns
! 49, A"'' .., ~. -. ~ . :
Ao'n'ah 1'na'u ''o'p4o 'u' AA''' ~" eF'"'" "
tangled bnd ana psoom. 'I .. mi, tn s,,,o,. no.a-
uno kno"a 10. Sneso 10 Gu .of t aasc 80, So1s h,.
cay am.d such teem'nx oraeuee. pat ~, We take ps
chanse t"o or thtee seaIgooss .1otn ~ pae1act'
10 ''1be featm,i'oqE y .ne eshliei. H. ~ meaas
toE ueaae uu1 H. A1s'o' pAoeo "a S'"A'' Pa1'
po8ty:
Nobody ever tints in "she dead Ts'te and Mig /
l!ra. nht uete san ~ tness " ~; wi ~ ~.
n'," ~ UT ,t,l,ea no~ o(t< t.rs ssv
L As . spec,rneu Of W. T.ylot's verse we
choose his description Of "hat cns would ors'i'
| uAr1ty deem Z very uupoettGal oblect,--ths move.
ment al eheuGling Old mill gsiuotng g.ain
49, .,n..,. H., MA xI+h thc1r i'm, te+lh
AnS turu ,hs.s tna. Il hung DeneA..,
With = tumbus thunp ol ths t9pe4pg e9f'
Ao ahI oi,a ~ ~ ~ c.,hern f.nds
Ths hni'pefs join With thels I>aIslrd huads,
Insrser spii,ana tae ,S Ssadn 9-aesa 81 e.stn atn
Wn,lo fsce 10 face Win IL gritty mats
The mill ssoaa .atrs Nth grinding st'ts.
,.3s1ris3 nnM ISGi iisr ~ 'i. t.dys - 1ars.oi'
And out Of lbs s,,.t, NJ ouce ofo old.
Adre4mles noS' IN III ""'se or goa
Bu.y ~ btes Hben tho bueIwhsst bioxs
AFc the lite bgsksts anas snn 10 soss ,...
tp"s ,'"s drst utu Of Ibc ,be asint1 @ frriatt.
TAs place il thFtt!td win suualltng tyeAd,
ht ar pu ouy WIZ .hnvr ~ btor saos. "
. Lsdtau riycr I'D .!pury now--
,, Cora In aod *od "nost III SHOW
, Tho 1ttustrat1o 3 MhSh aoota shis sosn.ne It
t Mstisaeo " UA1!eE f"tfe' '"r -, neA'1e