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LITERATURE.
BROWNIES NEW POEM,
TN 1HN.ALnuM. d. Honxnr fsRow MISC. 16u1o,
8lp. E; 5s'' boston; James H. o's''a Co. PRICE,
IL last We layd Browning at bis bass agatn !;
And browning II Ais best, many will agseo with
u, is tho nobleBt of living poekB. They will
giro their ready acquicscenco who Ilnvo folt tho
subsle, penetrating. haunting charm Of bis
earlier writings; who have been melted by the
p!teons pathos that pe,vades tho tragedy Of
"Tho Blot In the 'Scutchoon i" who hava read
With broaih'nss smotion tho faryid passagcs In
"plppa Passes," which aro we'll nigh
appalling in tho hot glare Of theIr
blazing passion; who have been aba-
ken by tho tremendous dramatic power In 1yrica
like "Tha Horo.ioa Tragedy" "Fra Lppa
Lppi," and "The Rooquy i'll the Spanish Cois.
teri" and who have responded to tho in,enso,
nugequlsed, uurepining lorc, bsavey renouncing
lts fond hopes, in "lho Last Nde To9ethorrr
md to the tender, patient despair exqulastcIy
depicted In tho little Gong, "In Year" There,
aud many similar mpassioned aud stirring
poems By Browning. hayo engraved Oh tho 1nltda
Of their apprcclat,ye admirers dcepcr and moro
durable impression than any other 1natdcal CON-
poaisions produced during tho prosout genera.
tion arc capable Of doing.
For tho Inst fitecn or twon!y yosrs, Drowning
bae been sportuu viii, liza genius. lie has nj.
lowed lis waywar.lncBs unlimited indulgence.
md under this license, IL has developed into
painful oxaggeratoa its least pleasing rcclari-
Nee. The lhtricuse meaning that formerly
Eeighted his linea, demanding cautious and re-
pehsel rendings, yet bounteously roHhtsting thu
sHort by tho delivery and atllucuce Of the
thoughts 1vontua1ly uiecnscd las BECOME in
his later works, almost wholly concealed In a
llnglo OF obscure words, and twisted. dslocated
,cntcncca. vb,1a tim al,etci,ea M Tim human
beart. with ,ts va,iou. cvancsccn,' nnIn,tat;nr
a , ,s t,s "t1i ~ - sAe s'.a ~. -.
- ston tst .o3 nr fars
.nniS onfnr NJ %ndo1atsnd e'' 'AA' WY ~"
s'Tu To friond, ~ ~ urEnin,, nh, o,ne orco ,s
,,anS anS it.s"aa " WY. pu'us ;neS S
s,d t,a ssrn,u .a
rnt taan,nD ,r ,,,,n,, ia nnss ior",,. Trasn ~
ths @ poes, Gave hoped le % would It'll rotura @ to to
n.a1ia arao,,oeo Tt,,r fsi,h Iaa hso " a.,i
passos H. , ~ a,as wv Iy
l., s' y. tha, r r,'n ~ ~ .t.,,,to .'.
a,st rnaed ;har an.hsssm ~ f.osI, s,,I
~ in lis most wholesome tisys. and axere,sinss
- H. ~ III, t1,a;r oid ,ssctnotin,, a'" oA''''''"s
ria nIthr nrornant dicttnn lin. Ia ono of TIM
moat gsi;Gh,fs,I rl,nr,ct ctcr;e,ic. ~ nrnru;,c's
pn1eas poetrT, - 6lngolArly ciear tatouatlous
aat1a on ye's
uirturesnne wnr.ls aud 0uaint nhraanga vb,ci,
be kuoTs 30 well how to use. aro restraiuod
within duo bountIs. mud selya to enrich.
nnt d, nhst,rot tin yienrona anil ainawy
.t1le. Tho yers,fcation is also. fuit and fl,,-
lanai ohowno IL" aoav ,,ani,li,o ~ = ua+nra1
srt,st. AZ th6uch a nrove to Tia sri,jcs I'm. hs
Fan at will adorn his work with tho ptnroa nf tim
iiphrnr nocts la are,n hnnia htmscff ~ sho IA ~
Of rmod1fin1 and rntininu Il. montra,c,n. rr;s
humanity tSe nnnniar iIctnm niavfnIIy n,7otad
Ia tha he9inn,n1 n tha rnem. ''' aeS'S"
mn Iass nasas nroTa'as, no nss'ec.a shs form,
auo s.o1y "4sou " nelewAn 1eateu IL tfae!o