, 1877-07-29
HIS POEM,


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LILO I V11a'
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"There Is a Beauty thar Is Born Of Grace.
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t1c Mas NllttuS poet,~a1 least Ut saIu II
was. He hao hi1isaeu oniy one line. but tina
iinG Ma. i 1cncl' 1I :asae ~ hie 4ast mont
with CLEAN Of 5oy II, ms eys, ana sweet s'nil
playlng genliy aooa1 nls mouth, aud he sM
coaIuel.Ial!s 4,,
hatc staiteu H..
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.neautllui; go on. .....,
nat's ail nave "r'tteh," ne coucluded
piacla'y 21'n yontenteUy'
ahat aug
'.ihat's al" nc repeated, aud be sat uow1
AMI put his fect on the table
l., iookcu i'lto nls eyes, a'd saw. ne meant it
1hcn sat Gown opl'oslte nun, anu reasoned
with Inn; pleaded WITH him calmly AMI
Quietly l tatkcd 10 nun tlat, whatever Nigh
nc ti,c tx exeel.ellee A.u orlanalty u that on
iie; ~ M ~ t' - ~ ~ W. evenis
ashGu nan " ~ A.ao" saat ~ ulu nt'l Alakt
~ VIZ ~ ,i, au s'n1"s' a1au III SIX cattos
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s.u ~ up With to1t!
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rostorof in.hov,,no,nrsx m q, " '"''@ 'e's0"uo'
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uo'',a 'n'.''> you "lae'ssa'io III, sald ne~
Iherc Is oeaaty taat Is porn OF grace
replied that iully appreciated the delicate
charm OF lhc sentiment, anu tue elegance OF the
Language. l WAS willing to co1cedc that, as !ar
! 1t wcnt, it was mastcrIneee-worthy of Byron,
| OF oWlnburIac, OIL lentS6un Or--Nut It did not
50 SO far us It might. The extent OF its pro-
grcsslon was limited.
"Hut,'' ile resumed, entirely uErufltcd, ~
want you to llsten to lt VITA an unprclud1eed
! mind. am not professional puet. This is
my nrst and only UP into verse, anI l don't
want to have 1t dcprecAted Oh lhat account
There isa beauty that il born Of g-ae2-'"
II hare heard you suy, it,'' I responded
growing severe '.but vet fail to sec that fire.
qucut repetition OF that one linc adds ANYTHING
to the length OF the entire production:
ssDiu | say It did!n Was his exasperatine In
ouirY
kept my temper with an effort, and resolved
to be magnanmous, auu try to lead him pentl,
into the right way.
ssNoy. Il you latl,' suggested. s.anot1lcr
linc to rhyme with that ONE, you know. it would
help it out. For INSTANCE, yoi, might say:
*Thcrc is beauty that is born Of grace,
That kccps perpetual S11nmcrun her face.
sit won't d." was his unc1atclul and en-
ruiG not ;cnx that TIM 1,c w,s anr+h;nt,
hrt orrnaI Wircnrrr tn. ni,1,sc :: Ha. naT.
natu,i SIMMER, n,;oI,t hs orc,, tn M
ti,n, md ,nirbt bt nar,n'i,si. Il ,ronyd hc nn-
nlcasant If ANYTHING were said about a ,aner-
nntual nicnic ii or :, t.nernpt,a1 circns n-t,ro
variations " hicll would tllsta,raneously suggest
themselves to the urotanc mind,
So l offered him another line.
s.Perhaps you would like something musical
and alIiteratiye; something Swiuburncau. sucI
as:
a lorelirht lingering in her face
or somcthinr IKE th,t3,,
.ssi nvc.1,,1ht ; hc hlnwe1 Notb;no of tho
ro-+ Won b.rcn,f na,,r,t tbo ;,os nosn;t ~,
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uNov ,cH,t',s ! demanded. sims sral1op
anace rot to 7o viii thc fubicctf Do you
want tic young woman to ealiop apacc, or are
;,nt IT..
.Tncre il n beauty that il born OF grace
Like that ohscryab bic in Jimmy Mage"
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