, 1877-02-03

stylo OF grcatncsA-n quality not 80 attaching
or attrastisc aa the brothcrlfncss Of tho ewoctef
nature, but porhaps more imprcsstve to tho conn.,
mon imagination, which always In lts soul bc-
'leves more In setfnssert!oa than In natural
Mrs. bltphant regards the symholcal figures
srnn}nr s'G}nntlng the t9ms of thet heci as the
conssdcrs them as the embodiment Iii stone OF
Their authors Rrtcf over tic captivity OF
Eiorcncc By an iIlcgtttmate scion Of the A1cdtci.
Mhen rce"!lcd from hta voluntary accluson to
fcli to work, she tells Vi, with sombfo furia
At tho grcat figures in the 9acrfsty, by means Of
Witiei a. no Other man IN tho c!ty. was capable
of doing, he could write In majestic despair the
tragedy Of Florence; how hope had departed,
hoW iifc had become desert, and how It was
hard to struggle With waking consciousness, but
goou @ TO sisep and forget-nay, best Of all, to Big
The 4 famous figures which ali thc world i,ns
tbrongcd to look at since, and which, few, we
Imagine. have parted from lightly Of without
P'Stft,na IT, tt.a3 Impression; re-
and, with the ire Of gricf n hfs oycs, ut fortk
i!is sombre strength upon II, and rent out OF It's
xn!tc depths tho symbols Of his despair. The
and Dawn, aro Instinct With The sentiment Of
modern thought, that profound struggle Of feel
ing which ancient art eschews. As wo look at
t.en,, suEscstlons, not ono but many, pour into
N.-> .AHoNALapH1 VI EuESt4Ek3 AuA
anguish, and hopelcssness,-of fatigue and
dcsratr OF tho soul which goes Infinitely beyond
thc h most intolcrablc .wcarincss Of the bodyi yet
o., o. The inevitable waking, the acccptancc Of its
aliku Impose upon men. Night sleeps, but II is
fbc sleep Of sublime despair; not rest, but
oblivion OF NJ, Is what tho great slumbcrcF has
Ss yft 01e5s g vga W
what pain, upon her beautiful brow that sad
aurora wakcs,-not the osy-lngerctl Aurora OF
the classics, but heavy. mortal Queen, rousfng
awaks SeGio s9 ba9 ans. met ~ wa Snas
mortal c0ulifct; What forced assent 10 tho cruel
laws OF Nature submission Jet resistance
duty compulsory and terrible, yct not to be
he ioattcs 1t, too strong III honor and right 10
5o XII 'tid Ill, and nd moro ms'''t thai, tSi;,
Is IN these gigantic yct beautiful figures. And
bursting herculcan from bis stony prison, half.
heroic, nothing known OF him but tho Ereat
brow md rcsolute eyes, an1 those yast limbs
s ore not et free 0 tS Of tile
and revelation Of mighty intellect ovcrpowcr-
cd by mortal sadness, sgt Incapable, how painful
and IN sxsto OF fnnE to the o.
y moyea s n T Of these NC 9 a ersaons ssa
or leave them without sense OF something
tearnt aud felt beyond tho ustial lessons md
e.so fhsy msK he cs9 d 1 sSe Me
gclo's genius, tfo height Of power mud OF cy-
preston. beyond which no mortal hand could
N1lODA DNOUGHTON'S LAST
JOAN: a TALE; " HMopA BnououTnn, Author
Yo,t. y Anbitton IT. Gsc.en peTi It,siry SIw
}1ros / Co. Irlcc, IT cents.
It Is tho intense vitality In tho writings Of
Rhox1o n,ouohton thnt ofvc thcm thetr ,,o,,or
ate soui. that charges with Us own magnetic
force whatcycr II hns To do with They arc not
simply reflections OF their author; they aro IN
,tterance Of her vefy scf, and ore alive, md
throbo'pg' aud tinEl!ng with the emotions that
eTny her clnngeful, spontaneous, and willful
phases Of thought and feeling. ThcJ arc ntful,
and reckless, and audacious, bccauso so truo to
''u 'auoue .. 'ao u"eaas'cneo M'ns lint m
hpifes them, that has not yet wakcncd to tho
noble ambition Of using for tho best and purcst
~ viii which It Ia gifted '' - - >'' 1"O ''''9'
a. r,,a ". sa,aa " n.s.a.F'., ~ -. ss"' ,-u
lllc same regTcttul conclusions follow tho
reading Of "joan" as Of Other Of tho books OF
RI,odn Drourbton. Until o,,itc lo1f thc .,o1,, u
.sNA,,, 49,. 4. s.' uu1.u "a4. wv a'o!y 10
tnotoueaiY tnat tno queer iittlc mannerEsms
IN the ssylc ot tho author arc most charitahly
loyc-atraIr between Joan and cal. Vnlfcrstan
c,,1roiuatc, IN a honnv In, roth,1 tha ss..,st"a
49,. -, ~ fpv 80. ha W. nca@.,.'
"ssS y. ''u ME- upl''L oce''a W sao" !tsetf,
broken. Joou, most lovely Characterization.
nrc.crvc, thc t3irnitv md cnn,is,ens,, - w."
cnnI,ct r. thc c,s1. H., s,ns fns 1tts,, y. Ass
he shamotully falls from l's high catatc, and de-
generates very nearly into tho bully and tho
viliain.