, 1876-10-15
A Comparison Of Emerson and
n1iller---A Street Con-
VersatiOn.
Browning's "Pacchiarotto "---Instan.
ces Of It's Ruggedness---His
Wife and Spiritualism.
The Steady Deterioration in the Poets
Productions, and Its Cause.
Second Book in the mo Name " Series
James Russell Lowell Its Sponsor.

Sptcta, Correspondence of The Tribune.
BosTov. Mass, Oct. 12.-The lovers OF Emer-
son will be interested to hear that the sage and
poet is busy revising and correcting his poems,
which will appear shortly in the Little Classic
edition. And even those who are not exactly IN
the ranks of the lovers and worshpcrs must
feel curiosity to see what the veteran OF ~
will do with some Of those earlier efusiops.
Take, for instance, the poem written In bis
earlier days,-I have forgotten the title,-
wherein occurs the line 'shy thou not hell"
VIII the maturer thought and taste leave that,
or leave it out! It is such expressions as this
that have raised the controversy or the ques-
ton Of Etnerson's claim to the title OF
poet, so fur as versidcation goes. No
one questions his poetical thought, his
images; but I Of those who
think it may well be questioned when such lines
rs the one I have quoted above mar the beauty,
both by construction and suggestion, to say
supposed to represent tho poetic form. Ger
tainly the first requisition that verse makes
upon its makers, or its singers is that it shall be
mclodious: not only poetic in thought, but me-
lodious in expression And certainly
EMERSON FAILS
In this expression when he advises the reader in
a sort OF transposcd school-boy dialect, to face
the music and not to "shy hell.'' But our
philosopher is fond Of strong expressions, as all
s1.o.G Iaa .1ren;at;nn ~ tha i ,,nor 3ev ), and
let IL US ~ nse 81 With lack no element
of refinement or adaptahility. But in bis verse
ID ronah Anronos Of ali th{s matter
otiIe.cu'y - Ly f'.,-arso+ion r hood tha othar
u nal 10 a1s.a "nn,a-n;nr Emarsnn,a
.1a4 .a4 T. 4aao1";,, " ~ af;1i'.r,s rarsa
ayes, I've been reading ali11er's Ship IN the
Desert It's wonderful thing: I haven't
.1.A T 5s4f,1% 13f1r
t1,e the ou9inr had hnt t;s wonderful niece Of
tne antnor +b nau, hut ,,1 no1n1;nns nvepv Way
AND that's wna9 verse s4oa nnt onv on on nner
son auu Nv. ~ hnt don,t i;lo the;r wav of
stanu ~ ene our %et onv n1e.snra o,;{ of
sa5as ~, o. .,,,t ~ n,o2a s,r diifcrance ,ho,1t
saS 1a n =. Ehether xo1 nnerstand What he's
~ ater ar noI its alays neasant to hear him.
at or nol 10 alSa5s pleaI1as p,a1na ~ fo1ae ata
because nc slss au 1a,1tr ~ tI;a hofaarnes+
uere Mas tan ~ naa ,.,o ~ ~
Iaeetia VIII "nien 3Ie en1n one ~ us ~ ~ a,
facetia We swore 5 = allegiance to the man who can
Write sncn lines Us
lam owner of the sphere,
" the seven ssass, ~ ana n,ata me spaar hn year,
~ rnr;sIa rara hnart and sharsnaares strain
w. 1.as,- - F,1a-s,,.s or,rac;o+ton and
he9 repeah ~ ~ LIZ o1 p,. apr, .;tt II, a1 -!
Hills ~. eIi9nE aan F'a.som n,d - -
est That aI strnne rbnractcrs. he thew priests or
oHn,an baro tI,ts annreciation, 4 rentlnman
ta}d nc not Ionr aFo that Emerson. as he
taa7 -,r,n +ho etroo+ ma dov IN CONDENSATION
es..u'1 ..p upo'' $4,000: @ @ orc?;,r - ,trarra- 80
VIZ VIZ ul'a, uasanen+ al 1rh;oi3 vii sav Ind
9e4 9e4' +hc ~ nane of the 1citv in it rema9ked.
1T uTha+ sonn3a vorr fr,,c+1fvinp. -
ila' soohu' 'ely npown1yn uv,1,S
lat re +,,r, no1r 70 mr. Enpr;eh hard of
~,,r,osd ~ 1;nee rhe low Thn oro Interested in
a,d sr1+ &C h}e enama ;s tI,ev are IN realitv
1na. f Vii .o1.oaa ~ na,r vo1uma from
his hon which is tn onneor Saturday. The vol-
VEes WnEIcd t'1;n i9 H;etemner anS other Poems
Th;e ~ 10 cn,;,on+1v r the fashion or ali the
rast af Rnhert Rrownino's titles. and the cor
1ents are nj The same fashion. A critic says
tbat Rrown;nr shows no 1acE of his old snirit
onI onds 1,a.ror IS lis new hool< Ha crrtainlv
so[.lp ~, iac, of f1,a snr;t md nozver That ore
ailicd to his worst fal1lts. h1,t he inst As GER
ta;n1v in these later hooks. shows ereat fall
;np.oF rom the fine spirit that pcryaded that
III +1;s -, netv hGnI- IN nnv wav eonal tn th6se.
Vaor -1 n2+ar az gaor ae Rrow1inv wr1tes he 1rons
mare md and more not only The lyrical form, but
tba 1vr;cal thn,,obt uPaechiarotto u It ia true.
81 struct;3n to it this ri,vme! Take this. now:
N D.. .. ~ ~ar.o;-,.d rraa .trhh,f,
pa cle; @ Itn1er he hrnta nnce
There is thought enough in the following, but
there fs IS no i poetry, only BIownneesqne rhymed
roughness:
Earth's mill where We grind and wear muneEs:
wh1p aMa1ts aairkefs efs ano M! sn1%eas ~ 19tn
Nv ,a. nt+ ,pnee neeI fo 9h tha tnna{n1
0' "n1s 1~".-.:-a 49, =. s.e. ....'-i z 49,.
sely perAnen' Aae@ e%foIe4S eApieS7eo' ou'
no5 poetry. -, .,;, ora
out 'ne nea1tuS - LIZ a. a. snls. oho
RIopee ~ tne uulh III a sns .iu1G, "nen W pe
eIeaE "oul1 oe .nucal luz, po'4 ~ tus ma5 ~
inelouy 2nu % tet 49, ~ ~ otu
olLo htylG ~ o9fueito' eua: ~: '4uu,e .nat oouG
!ass 1erlolu sN4 one o. ls nos. ~ a p;e
;91 aooua ~ ml7 y ~ h; ~ ~ ad9 nts
ME "as leaus ou1 oUt3 % mIhS t.an ;t,o,t
ten eoe w. ~ =" ',ae.; d
comment, puI ps ano ny Ae 1ulneo uaeaoas' 31'o
asKeu, aao ~ o,, ,aoxe+ona +h,+u,
~ ueal, ~ tou u1'uctSsund y, .'7sa tia. @ 1,a
r1r ny !. "uiu - ~ ;4 49, d; ~ loia
'e1roin oiea.ueu srS1 " [c.'sl' anu
lnAHh eop, thhS, An Hot caAH3'
"as sJra 1.sana o.azy 4 ~ 10y H.
Anu ~, he,sln scals ~, "nen 81. ue nlus
anu tIle nooh canls GUY, = cIltS VI tue dtah-
a.e addfessea tne rcauer ky cou1u not u4uef
seauu ~. o1om n1llS ;as -. -. ~ & -
comforting: ~ feluflnpct q IA. "e w ~ % SUI
gooa cotupaus As lnat " Duugia oetfo1a l Mnca
M w nllu ourselves put n.o nuat LASS. Du1, -
!lut' 1neH lae asela5e nateiiects ale enormously
~ tne lnalofity, anu u prgety goou stuA' III,
III sp!te VI sy opscul!ty auu rusEeuness "ncn
.roe ~ eht1a ;yneJrn+;o-, ,.h;o hmES,a
~ ~es.'s ne o"t.. A'e"Sn "AAen "o!us ~
que " couise Heau oue VINO