New-York tribune., 1876-01-04
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
rAsrrI. AR,s Lie OE RIRON.



of the fiery Spaniard in grave Engeh prose Is IKE
transpanhng the uxuriant fruits Of the tropcslrom
their sunny groves 10 the bleak austety oIanor'her
winter. Our Language has no ct terms o. represent
tbe i,opassionod phrases which form The natural ex-
presion of the auhoT and bis ardent bursts OF feel
ing are so little in accordance with the genids OF our
staid vernacuar az TO have the eject OF fhapSo"y'
In this volume, he ascauied his passionate utter
anccs 70 the extreme verge of license, giving tull
vent TO the flaming Southern temperament, WIN no
fear of overstepping the modesty OF nature IL
consists of series of sketches or studies, suggested
nv the salient points in the life of Byron, Wlth no
pretension to a regular biographical narrative Vi
critical est mate Of the illusiIous poet.
sehor CASTELAR, finds the key TO ByIon's carly MS
tory in the disappointment occasoned by the mar
eiaqe of Miss Chaworth The beautiful heiress was
tben sixteen two years older than her devoted lover
The precocious boy wished to marry, and thus put a
final end TO the bitter fcud which bad divided the
families With simplicity equal to that OF i'Ous-
,eau's Confessions he describes bis stolen lhtel-
yiews amid the lovely natural scenery OF the sur
scnndlng country " the soft muTnlur OF the breeze
expressing the love the boy dared not reveal by the
Hght OF a glance the sadness of sigh.' but inc
girl treated him with more than feminine clueitS'
Without a note of warning, she passed the dea'h,
sentence upon her enamored lover ana rom '""'
moment the boy became a now being
.lope I'm b sorrow sirnued Of bis hopes plungedlnio
ssnai into piqt az tEck darkness, and Will no other
eGnlJah' o. l Ho e.S Sy jTs rcpcaed his rudng
lamentations which his stIhborn WI NahE VIZ" 80 e
slide within his bursting breast lis ufsptW sp ~ ~ tie
enal to hsIoge Rushing iIpm the h0s Ieiah hio 'lT '
country, without knowing Nhthef ~ VIE IN f }rtH'
his tortured son The world seemed 70 nun o,,aS 70 Ds
empty empty the loale5 ave- t ' h"d saiisty his great
degirc he wished for non cX stence ,,,rred To SIR.
Jn 1905 the 50 deeply hro'Sd W6 of The poet are
fo
this fnrrowtl event. Iip sihgl W. tg ria mas on in
gIowng colors. the intensity % his iJt larng upon
most lively devotion, the triumph Oi lhe hthcd IISI
,bo know her without alstaudug her, who welded
NJ ,iii,6ut Io,ipr her trnpng under foot the heart
of Tue poet vOOndiuc H i8 hDeIs, tOtuag IL Min lLS
asiipc 9s sieny-nso Of giving himself up to an tGe
fuies OF unIequted Rs5ion o., Gesits pos't9 nor re
tay moTuigly that be win visit no more Tho MI t1e
scene OF Their iutcIyieWs; the Ioes witnesses Oi Lis
nus was coucnlel the loyhood of Byron and his
yoath commenced. lie ha4 passed nom ono beii9a 70
he other by dslnchmuuoW, os no afJerTatd entered
!Ialn nOthngDcsS 10 Life through lolrVS. ~ t-e lneet
tie eiicle "a ~ t"' "stcs s 80 ii,eis So IS ijstgions
Greatness were woaIs0nc society embarrassed aud to
stSsined him like tho walls OF dWgeon; glory was
Impossible, bis friendship were dead ms love an she
p01er OF q hap.y rival In this melancholy CoadtiOn
Of mind 60 r,orh lis mountans, g wanter alone -
desi.e; or IL not 10 a. tne w r. e % t-o 4 - ''
this rouoed Noll ana iG itca ] ai%t u ~ , e5l @
Tor the peace ne ioo.a not 's4g". i 80 ~ aiI iis
sufroundncs-af TIC meadow whCro be he'd fought win
60 Tie rtnOois ofLa pelasoso o the theater IN which
he performed thinking to cinse Ga1lcki oi TIE eelne
and to carve Wcids cut with s0bs i'm Tie marble or on the
trunks OF trtcso lock at the last rays OF the scum
sun % hugCr among the y stories Of lie and VI eternity
among the shadows " evening.
The effect Of Byrons iir5t venture in literature is
made the subject Of an interesting discussion. lie
sought for fame promatuIely, aud met with bitter
censure and disappointment.
Lord Byron presented himself with his first volume OF
pootry before THAI s.nlodIm ot criticism ne cele-
bratod EdiLIgh RcUier. That resectaOle pn1h,aiion
poured molten ieed ufoh lhe citi5 0i 'ho P4ct s1
WAS criticism SO harsh, so lmrlacabe. 1he youthful
asprsnt % nc temple Of me muses. dd rot even ig4cn
Iaedlocrtv According 10 ms ctiitS A!5 iH A.l'-.i
rOse nor fen 10 the same lCycthey TcseDhCd staglont
wafer. He cxcused himself, indccd by speakns OF i5
YOUTH and this hhgly Wda w PL5 '94I, 4. "a @ -
legnnng TO the end OF tho work as the lusrADse com
70 Wiz E5I%y Ei toSS t1S api loving fIo iiycrsy e
SHOULD have remembered, however that TO be poet
Iltlo sshtimeut necessary, ana slfO little imagine
ton The limitations OF Oss3n and Homer would not
49, "a Soi eycrc,cs in tl-s of rhetoric and were
unworthy Of publication. In shOrt, the critic boldly 0e
eared that tbo young nOblen9n was not bonn 70 be
poet and he ought therefore 10 leave nis enchanting AIT
u those oi taste ana ,.uent.
Lord Byron felt th, cruel blow with an the neryons
scnsbity peculiar 10 poets Ic Keen cage OF that hfat
criticism nOze MS very soul Blood ana gal seemed 70
iow from his bps in hs ui'ter rage ava mort rnc!lJh
lie turned against hls country and against all MS coien
Iolslles Who's naio5 & ESlS -.Iy 90 3 s - -li2S 4n m
Inc satanic quallts WIN N+'h ne was eIpOsed 20 pc
endowed called Clt OF ue depths Oi his lcarl by
The thirst or veuqt 4nce ile immoral cripple ike Vui-
eau with Ais rcs-not hammer, lscended tie Engl Sd
soie be called narrow hearted traders aud not inspired
poets 10 Others he sad they had chosen an idiot lof the
hero of work. and after having read II OLO knew not
WHO The afeater fool the author OF tho person he de-
Ecrbcd To these lie says they have fought duel with
pistols changed with powder; 20 those, that tboy have
dressed CaIaoens in English lace; 10 certain noble lord,
that his dinners worth more than his IJnsatinns
to- celebrated historian that he writes because he must
oa and eats because he writes lie severe upon those
who bring daughters 10 CROWDED the
dssipated and worthless, dca0rs.izng themby mmOdest
dances as Wen as lnI teu,seVes az t1e f"Hn TDie'
expecting 10 gain every tng from these BaDC " vice
the money OF the wife Of thernel -hbor.
Imagine what effect such satres would produce in y
society where modesty is scupUlousy inspected and
Imagine now the wounded turned against that burning
genius whose hands had pierced them SO Tuthiessy!
cloud OF injuries surrounded e poet This unfortunate
saIe contributed not little - increase the mpacabo
hatred O his cOtempOrd1cs. Al nrst Lord 15Ton pub
shed IL anonymously, but eventually he affixed his own
name Ho declared that no would give IN London as
much satisfaction IS should be desired. But when ali
confined themselves 90 nj1uure, without any attempt TO
Is overt"
The transition from the gloomy atmosphere of En-
gland to the transparent skies of SPAIN upon
Byroa's first departure from his native country calls
forth all the sympathy and enthusiasm Of the au-
thor. II was a necessity of his whole intellectual
life to leave the society in which his restless genius
could scarcely OF breathe. He burst the bars
OF bis prison. and plunged into the sweets OF liberty
For the moment he experienced new delight. His
morbid impressions passed away under the kindly
influences of a soft and brilliant cline. "Fow poets
have sympathzed with Nature like Lord Byron.
True he loved to disturb her serenity with the wall
of private sorrows bat ho showed how her sap pone-
frated Lis imagination and caused it to bring forth
blossoms as the Spring juices swell the buds OF tho
dry almond tree Iio has most admirably described
his arrival in Western countries after passing the
,g hl of ha