, 1877-03-24

"tipd!h The vail CT11mh!cs and falls; every.
thing becomes vague antl obscure. except @ TINT mt
OF cloud. "wherclu, utltott seeing, thunder,
God mas felt" Then. as . close, VIC have DE-
scrptton Of the impression produced by this
vision upon tho poet tdatcA Guernsey ApE!l,
1B57), and the anal declaration:
This look, Tia 1sshels fearful rellc LETT
Tho dismal Tower Of ThtnEf. the cdlheo
Y foud ySssterds3 Saats ind ie G1 aans all realms
to-day hat dismal Fragments In its hands,
Thrown. scattered, fos.. a. Ia vale ootcute.-
Tho 1lnn,an Epic, hasah. in'mrnsu and-fs'in.
Tic whole work Is as curtont,y mixed as tho !
ingredients OF this procm. It rcsound+ wlth |
cries, torturce, md a9onlcs, some kcc', and
powerful, some unplcasant}y constrained; but |
between thcu, we como upon clear, 1oFol!s, and |
exquisite strains Of song. The opening hymn: |
'Thc Earth" Is one Of these; and VIC. give !
few Of tho trat stanzas, In tho form and metro
Of tho or1slnal:
Glory to Earsh!-to the Dawn where God 10 teen:
IL noacrs. and meats the Day maxea bright:
e gcy ;e g es nsey ~ T'sS s'ss' ssnsne Ct spills
Such psot'gsl mornng-llsat:
Earth ,howa lhc harvest thons, She h!des tho gold,
Ami In the flying testons doth ehc fold
Ell yt fouris m IN shadow, While on hIl. above
Qtivers the great oak.trcc.
She paya to each l1is dnc 70 Day Sishtn honra.
10 Ss"s hs seeasta s I'll "a she "sn ao.s efcsts
whc,, men arc .ienofal; tsuats 5 n her Tho tsco'-
USatnsc, holy, gseatt
Cradle of Adam and Of .1aphet ,ar:
And then t!lo1s tomb: stld ordered ,fyrc TO be.
In ,!ome IA sr..!a: Memphis .,;,s 2; y! tsase,
"ffie Tio !. loud u'1;: e!eiiia sins,. '''
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why' wyy Hs he pS iss mu,t
A,,s4 s n % Il, "s ~ e. ,o.en on
Tho worlds mysterious tone.
Eorths yneuds a,c ,1srrc.tmsn. whrn evening fails
Hhe faln would free her dark. horizon walls
-. From tho keen swarm q fascnons crows;
Nn nfh n III 'e '5sa t"smsr hsnd rs."rnns hcte
Tho piowaharc. sru1oE glows.
1neessant, transient b.osaoms bear her soa;
'rhsy ner.r breathe tic least eomplaint to God:
f. fsen N!ess ~ t i H. ssesse Ky.
To m0yo With innocent plea.
The SECOND s9lamo oEsns y; wth H. p2vem-mufh
y s1e hrne ns ss o % %hos as ansea;o tho
J image Of Edgar A. Poc's ''Tho conqucrnr
Worm" The meaning. is too obstons to need
explanation: but, IN spalc OF its t'e!ng ~ eon,-
,on'e new ss'u aud sr!ns y,r.tions We vii
I ni,otp four ol stc n,ost sts!ktn; etaaEas:
God having made n,e worm, makr yon-smokc.
Though sa2c yonr eaaonco ftom my stroke,
toye in the hsatt. ts ttsts In ihs iivid space
uod Jealous. a.-mnknq vacant tins your place.
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Since the stat DANES. man would be wrong 10 teach
| 'A"' '"s 9"nrht ,esi il. sars ms.
Within the bjss. a. 'nssih tho marble slab, 1io;
| bite, at onre. tho star Within tho sky,
fkA Anrr3A ~ fhN fFHk
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T. snsw yon s.as = not mors toaEh q x'.. f. no
clip thu says that fall;
s''' 3A'' Thc soutteliations iii.
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Tae starry ship, high In the ethcr.eeA.
"a'' sf"sT ria Ia Broad. r1necd m ed satn.n toss
TO ra!a: sI;is.: teashea a il:y l6y mo; decay
That stccrs TO iaiymnos.
the author calls " a Gsoup OF !1yls. iIev
are twenty-five ID number. beginning WITH U.
phcus aud cnutn9 with Anare Lhcnicf. eonno
+, tnp '"' Taks ; the following .. spccimcn;
'"e' .oIoMoy,
] am tho King who.e n'y,tie powe. commanded;
l!ss%, ny afe5itset and ,;haro.' ny Iisht.hiuded.
s'9l' hero ee''a" nc a'ea''
l VnG IoWtts VIZ - s.sa. .s,,w "a a., n,.,,.
et .aS ,up.. ,a. fhs hishst neato, INTO hesren
Than h'oJaa "af'"'"0s s"s"'
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'o4 se'as lms t.n T. ~ - .txnn,. S.n,ons I'm
m aJ aoay ,syet, ~ h, III Mrnrrn ana ther nby.sea
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msko msh HamNfs nv w USTo foi,n. " r. ~: fo.,t,
C91gaeishs Y. sa0y aoy,.s n,arts,s @ ,sth tha nforr
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