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thoro that Lamb {an admirable ju,,ea Of what rer
nnteul in ltcraturo} ltknl hin lest. 1ta narrow
iuo virt,to iis loo eolnnon faut of giving undue
proninenco to every rasaing emotion. lie e1te!s Ia
oeSo s nsra, aS Il ~ d!sn
to tho sub.erfuRa of verdict ot o1tcnuatlnR crcrn
M s .1 S I'll. rs,s na s
erol 10 itaelf thoughts and insgea Ike stately sets
from ever, qaEtst somo decp with s!lt. and spsce.
DEFINED track te loag bl!ora Of hs verse, az:
tnsr IL ts eo,aon cie np.e Il W, n oraso ns thst
Milton llanttrel mighty in cohfs, capable equally
ate ' an. so'n.imos s9s.. ferh 0asss e1..t siasSes
ht asssa 9, sstss n ns 5
tho trumpet to hls lips, yts lo layn It asde Soot, and
willingly ior his appropriate lnstfunc Tho paatoral
rtol Aud Il ia not ono that grew by any eugatsh
lug tbs !ocks Of Ad'netus-t.at which Ian endowed
with overy meodyof The universe, in which
sftci MID, her daal n.iuro-so tha eser ia anon,
.t1tl tho human icy Or k9rrow there comes sndacny
c6nsciouhncss OF q forgotten divinity.
Tho Bsa!onoas, the elegance and tho pfctur-
es1ua truth, OF these ntlt kindred fragments
Tint malsn TIM ontiro tcxt Of this essay n mag
niiiccnt moeatc, tempt ua to cory moro than our
epaco OF tile tondor'a patience will iust!fy. With
single additional oxtrnct, admitted because Of
| Tho mcfttcd aWarl Il bastoWb Tn tho influence OF
| W0rdswotth's pootry, we pssB to tho concluding
papers III tlle volume:
OF no athes poet except Shakespeare havh 10 many
phrase, becolno hou.ooid words az Wordsworth. il
lore aH fnadc current moro epgrans Ut worldly wis
dom. to Wordsworth lnlons tne nobIoF prssa OF hav
inn defined for and Rison for daily possession,
tho fAtnt aid shruH snggcstiona OF oherwordlness,
of rlose gtntler n,in!stry with our Lasst nature
to 10 conseious. lie hAs won for hinaolf aecurs I'M.
| mortality by n dopsll Of intuition which makes
,ndeed capabin, of his cosnpaulon.hip; and by
hornciy sincerity Of human sympathy which reachna
,l.e hinuIeat hsast: oar language owes him gsatii.
t"taio delight u ample things aud 70 .Fuat ourselves
| TO our own instincts
Tho paper outtlod "btilton II Ia rather a oloso
rovlow Of MaE:'ona Iifo Of John Milton "and
Of Ills essay On Altfton'H Engllsh," thar dis
courno directed exclusively to m Investigation
Of tho works OF tho great poet. Tho oBsay on
Keats IL brief. SGT filod with tho cloiccst cllu-
! enccs Of Lowell spirit.
Iu tho above comtnonts upon those soveral
essays, no have not ca1od to Lint at the verdict
that LowSll pnssas upon encli poot undcr con-
tho sxtrnctH no haye itbcrnlEy givon. Thoro can
he little diIIerenca in tho general estimate which
cultured and catholic minds place upon tho
retattvo rank mud influence Of mon Of HoniuB Of
tic magnitude Of thoH1 here discussed. The
Chief yaluo Of my new dissertation OIL tho sub
iect will bo found in tho mode Of tf1attnont
sooner than III tho conctusons rcechod; and
that this, III tho essays Of Lowell. ta omtnent!Y
original Vigorous, and brilliant II has not been
lelt 70 these last lines 10 make manifest.
Tho dedication OF n volume dacs not olton
call for auy notice, but, LII the present Case. tho
few sentoncoB Of which 1t Ia composed roflocs
whom ho d,lights to honor, that NO cannot 70.
frain from quoting It as it standa:f
/ III Il. ". ENERfoN.
| A lpra and hohor Which moro than thirty yearl
tnta Ian,ttnrd thnu1 urjrelclH 10 him they enrich
nrp ct Htlu import to bie capable OF nBpr!ug teEl
Yet cannot deny myself tls pleasure Of 90 tar tn
trudnE OIL your At osat 10 mako public
acknowledgement Ut tho dobt cnn neyes repay.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
Mr.so1ns or Jot!N QUINcr ApAHs: COMPRISING roH
g,oss W !!1s pIsnr From l;o5 70 , 1s4s Edited y Y
Thliadelphla: ]. Il. IIppincost & Co. rttce, -.
Quito tho most interesting portion We hay'
yot Ind OF Mr.. AdAnls journal Ia thia whiod OK
teuds from May 20. 1928, to May III, 1888. GOV
erug tho last two years Of tic author'B admin
trntion Of tho Presidency, smo succeeding year
Of leisure, and Ills BeEyice In tho House Of Rep
rcaoutatives during the Twenty-Hocond nn'
Twenty-thirl Congresses. There iH moro yarl
oty In tho incIdont, and moro yiyacity In tn
narrative thnu Aayo characterized moat Of til
previous iustallmonts. We eco IN it more o
Mr.. Adanls' real self, aud moro Of bis social ro
latIous; whio tho record 1T public eSonts ie
for tlo general reader, satisfactorily full.
Although, In tracing tho progrpaa OF lila hf
on tho pagoa OF h!s diaty, hfr. Adams wa
minutcls carcful to I'LL In tho background witt
tho details OF political history, tho coutsai Agut
stauds out In plain rolief; md, ny ho nesrs th
cloao OF what WA n prominent, and, al til
worId calls it. successful carcor Tho rcsalts. d
they Affected his own hnpp!nosH, Hocm palnfull
.ueaere. Tho touo OF Lis reflections grows III
croas,ugly Had na his days advance. TLo con
sciousness Of his integrity. tho consolations OF
religion he doyoutly pEotosssd. woro not ablo
! give him comfort. After Ills election to III
nouHo of Representatives, In November, 1896
Ae makes this melancholy confession:
No QUO knows, and few conceive, tho ngopy Of min
that lave sutfarud irom tho time that was mad
by circumstances an'l not b5 yoiton, candidate e
Ito lres,lency, TIL WA d..ntasyd from that static
y tho E4lIuru Ut my roGlectinn. They wcrs feeling
to 10 auppresssl; md they wern suppressed No hs
! man being hna over heard mo complain. Do.ntst
ient u dsaatcr can pousilY 10. overlook ,no iasl
datcy stteg my fall from power; anil tho otneut
my dsstreaa WIS sezod by IN Old antaKoass to indni
forty years, and wio could uot rota. tho pleasure
gvlns mo what In thought tie hnshug hlow a Il
D deserted By a manud; aud. precisely q thas tim
American Asasy 9f Hrss sna ssss assa
Stass %hi!n, enq ior sSlss o seass arus ny pro
u lurily, hal annually clcelc4 mo thcir l1tf
ilcnt when tt waa impossible for mo 70 attend TIC
tnretiu4y thought proper to establish another Pro.
. dent III my farc. In tho oFronch opera Of nlchs
4 Cscur-de Lion, tho minstrel blolde sings under
|. wal!u of Lis prison song k!9!nning:
= u O Richard U mon Aot
Luniyers tnbatdonnun
. Whom arss llearl this song forty.hro yeara ago.
ono Of tho ira, representations Of that delightful rts
!. II lnao III, indclibe impression UPON my lncmor
~ without Imagining should fool ts force
- ciosor AoIna III tho your 1879, scarce day pasa
IL thut lid not bring It to my thongh. ln the tuur4e
10 Lat winter vacalcy occarrod n thu Board VI ova
~ acCrs al Iinrysri University. Abacnt waa vet3 II
y c1nvctcdly slecel to hll TINT vacancy. atrihut
y s to tue persona ir!eudahlp and innuonce Of rrs
n don't Quincy Aat thu ,,.s'a, sna upon r,n's1h mn's1
:, =, seslae' 10 roproarnt ttum In Congress. Il
\ \ buon spontaneous audi although coantcrsetea by
~ tuuhlp Opposition, TtdcrallB and JackSone, la
received ns4rly tLrca votea IN fonF throughout I
dstr!ct. My e!sslon ~ PRESIDENT ot ,,3 The 9n.s
l. NJ election or appointment conferred upon mo e'
gave no 70 much pleasure. nay th!4 20 record I
y. scnncuts bus no stranger inter1ncddlotiI WltA