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According to the London Afteaaum
/ Edgar y. Poe probably owed the hint foi
| the leading characteristics of The Raven
/ to early poetry by lennysOn. Few realcr-
have accepted as quite genuine his own ac-
count Of its origin. and the essay was no
/ doubt to some extent joke with his readers
/ Ii i probable that the first suggestion ol
The Raven came from two poems by Mr.
/ 1ennys0n, published in" The Gem for 1881
and included, we believe. in no collection OF
/ the poets works The first poem is entitled
| No More, and seems worthy, in all re-
/ spocts, of preservation.
20 sad ~ More o sweet ~ Hsre
y strange No More
Dy a messed brook bank on stone
smelt wildweed- npweraloue,
There was ringing in my ears,
And both my eyes gushed ont with tears,
Suiely all pleasant things had gone before,
Low buried iAthum deep beneath with thte,
No MORE
The second poem j. decidedly inferior, and
contains a Cuckney rhyme of sufficiently
prominent character. It l. entitled Ana
crelntic'
with roses mu.ky hre4ihct,
Ant dropping dafiudilly.
And ~llYer-leaNed lily,
And gy dark y-wreathed.
woye a crown before her
fur her love so dearly,
a -Uiani ior Leonora.
VIII silken cord bound il.
Liui.fa lau "a NJ clearly
l-ht elI thrilling laughter,
About her forehead wound &,
And loved me ever . ter.
Ii j. not suggested that Poe tOok IRON those
verse, more than the name Lenora or Len0re,
and the burden "Nevermore. The con-
nection OF the two in The Raven" renders
all but certain that the author had come
across the book in which the poems appear.
This suggestion of the 1fleagum recalls
striking similarity of expression in The
Raven and in Lady Geraldine : Court
ship Poe says
And the silkeu. sad. uncertsln
kustl NJ oi caca purple curta n
Mrs Browning says -
With murmurous stir uncertain,
In the air the purple curtain
LADY Geraldine appeared in print for
the first time in 1911. IN the first collected
edition of her earlier poems The Raven
was published in the second number OF
Coltons Wing Rericr in February, 1915.
Both poems had wonderful effect upon the
fortunes OF their authors, Robert Brown
ing finding his wife in the author Of Lady
Geraldine's COurtslip,' and the author OF
The Raven piunging from the heights 10
which that singular poem had raised him,
deeper than ever into the torrent of di~sipa-
ton which in very few years mcrciiully
swallowed him
MAsoNc.-A New York correspondent,
writing Of the new Masonic rcmple in that
city, says II would be only meagre praise
to sIy tha, thc new Masonic Temple on the
corner of Sixth avenue and Twenty -:hlrd
street, IA thi, city. is the finest building for
similar purposes in America. The only es-
tabli>Ament belonging to such society that
in any way compares with this magnificent
structure is the Masonic Temple on Market
street, Philadelphia. which was dedicated
about year ago. The New York temple
was begun Just five years since, the corner
stone having been laid with imposing cere-
monies in June. $50 The cost of the
building and land, about 81 800 600, was
provided for by mclrs Of n subscription
which the fraternity Of this State have been
carrying forward for YEARS. Granite j. the
only material used in the construction OF
the exterior of the building, which rises six
stories. direct from the sidewalk. The en-
trance and broad stairs leading to the sec
ond story are Of white marble. and the cor
ridor floors are in mosaic OF many col0rs
The second story contains the Offices of the
grand master, secretary and treasurer. and
also the grand lodge room. The latter
apartment seats 1900 persons. Lodge
rooms occupy the third and fourth floors,
and TWO chapter rooms take up all the
space on the fifth, while the sixth will be
devoted u the e0mmandery room oiknights
Templar and grand banquetiDg hall
The dedication of the temple will take
place on the second Of Jun-, and in the
parade which will occur on the morning of
that dav about 80, 900 Masons will partici-
pate The dedication. by the grand master
Of New York, Ellwood f. Thorno. will take
place in the early afternoon. Every mem
Der of the grand lodge, which is eight hun
drcd strong, will be III attendance, and the
imposing ceremony will be in the
grand lodge room, where, owing to the
limited accommodations, none but memb bers
and invited guests can be admitted A ban
quet will be enj3yei in the evening By five
hundred privileged persons.