The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-11-04

technicall'ies OF vctslcniion, he arpears to have
nice taste, discriminating ear, and abundant
knowledge but as to the soul, the truly vital
and effective principle Of poetry, he manifcsts
less definite perceptions and purposes, is apt to
leave his reader somewhat in doubt regarding
the rank OF any particular poet, when Judged
strictly by bis merits, seems in many
cases not to reach clear and dcnnitc
con'lusIon' and continues to balance s'fh-
cieucies and DEFICIENCIES without arriving at a
su,,,,i,, m and ov,c, ,,,,,,,ior
II vou road nj. hooL wi,h,r, any r,irp,o
60, = 49,
attention, you may receive the impression
that he rce,rds technical Morris "a Of
great Nuiue' II you are not even CON
NHccu thut ne cstcems such Fklll more than
creative power. Such a conviction. however,
would be unjustto the author as judge, though
n.ria,te ,,, nj. . q, ,f.or. s,r a., ,.,r o., much
prominence over invention In hi took that it
VIII BE- In some measure, AZ least, his own
fault II he IA misapprchcndcd. Possibly his
work was printed before he could examine its
proportions from distance and remedy den-
e.'"'''s OF u NAV oe th"t ne iachs scope eho
'1'u"u'.' oi NS'""' as wen a. steanidstness OF
,,,.., W '"''t ou' oI'uuF' ueepIy' ana
~ ''o '''" ""'.' W. "u' iof"leo. lhe'e re-
","' " wv "''A as o''''c"' r'ner
'"'" ~ '''''r''"" IN re.aru 10 some OF the
~ any rue n's rec expression 81
w. SOU, 10 oe "e'u IN 'hecN NY RESPECT Tor me
~ ','' .'r""'''n anu op"'"'l'N' i'is
49," W VIZ i'"nSso"' "hvh nc REGARDS as
~ 'e"I'N 'e"uCr' ol lnnu'hce 'hu
90 ~" ''' Ne ~ ."c ''V,o''an V"etc h'er-
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"S'' "nch hp'""'HH Oh uhiuu'eieu anu Tess
'"""e"''"i po'ts ne says
rGet Sr popla 's,G Tor reae,cs 9na an in1eor
mand Hence The in,rs cirt intion Of a,scti" Ri
,1,I y v w. y e. 10 The neral ana m''H'c
Tho uor idylrst. hant for cmcs-thcy do MT write
poems a. stiir ,tiss "iit W., ip.
hor.ugh workm,n. but last We ytarn for soqc saif
whose IN prati"n M tbc son 9u"'''s' anu
s,aln use ne ian.ulE' " those who dcectlhc the
scholar mp great sbonnd AID ~ elegant studies en-
Ey.rry' Of" r,' T., t,e I9r.e 49, n"iuie
consirucuon. and upon construction rather than inv n
POETRY is trest"d "a r AT not a. sc ,Isr
an'r usly uefcf re- hunt 'or homcs' and in various
asluaiiun. " '''''' ''''
M,ern srl mas carried restraint and breed NJ below
shake n It. luxurious sleep w must
The author applies none OF these and similar
remarks to the laureate, but to less fortunate
writer's. lie hesitates to assail the leader di-
recty. but whips him over the backs Of his fol-
lovers. When face to face with Mr. Tonnyson
he 1atters him, declares that "his average IA
though there may be scarcely one who In special
flights has not excced him" admits that
Browning " at times Is elevated 20 the laureate's
highest flights" and at other times and i'm yari-
Gus ways lauds the acknowledged leader" in
asuueraiiye manner, "withn his limitations"
coupling aud con pairing him with the Greatest
poets. BY aud by lie defines these Limitations.
"Ihey are Indicated. first. by style pronounced
O. the degree OF manncrisn, ard, sccoudl,, by
failure, until within very recent date, t. pro-
duce dramatic work ~ the genuine kind" Now
some 81 the very creates. poets have been cen
sufed for manncrisms. AMI have not done ara
matte woik. In a final summary Of hi e., y on
Mr.. rennyson he ia constrained to say that his
"verse Is more rer'a-kable for artistic perfrc-
tion than for dramatic action and in.f lr,d fer
vor His adrotness surpassos III. invention.
with the Mallory lesends to draw from he could
go on writing 'Idyls OF the King forever"
In another place he lroves THAT much
Of the manner form and Language" Of the
laureate "is directly taken from" The1critu-
" The laureate" he says. lis always aware
OF what hc Is ing he Is his own DdiD,OH the
In piror and controller Of his own utterances."
When sDe aklng OF Mrs. browning lie quotes
Plato 80 poet Is a thing Hight, with wings,and
unable % compose poetry until he becomes in
sptred anl Is out u his sober senses. and lis i'm
does not compose by art, but through VINE
power" When pas ing in review what me calls
he General Cloir.' lie cites Ru.kiu: "'The
hi-hest thoughts are those which ere least de-
pendent ON language, and the dignity 81 any
con J. -itiou, aud the praise To- whtchit H. en-
titled. arr in exact p:ouorUon 10 it, iudo.cn.
deucy Of language cor tXTr.ss.on;' -" aud tlso
Cutie 'What -tiu.uishcs the artist from
the am t'ur "a drhtnonlhi Ia tee Li..hrst
soise thUt power II cNccutl II which creates,
forms, ana constitutes not the prof,mducss
Of single thouehts, no, the richness of i'm ger,.
not the hIntance of Illustration And here
he himself asorts that " the rule Of architecture
may safely be applied TO pootry-that const uc-
ton must be decorated, not dee ration con-
su"'''u,
Now, IL these autl Oritative definitions Of uoatl
anil ,..,,r, ,,tf.t t No., -, -.
""' '"'''f' VIII" "v ''''s W"'h treating nI
=, -, -, ''' 49,
10 what thc auth'f hlmseli says ot Tie laNrc ties
work IL will apte r that n.tv Ibst.ndtn,. hi.
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somewhat enthusiastic Hudation Of that writer,
ne hd4' u the course OF MS uooh' shown him to
o' u" ''''' OF poet i"r' 'n''ue"'a''I or d"rctN'
!" '"'''"s P"'VS, ne "Ssc''s OF "'lhll@ tna' TINS