The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-21
VIRTO rs VERSES
fs there TO DO a Distinctly American so...,
of POeIIYH


f. there IN no "A Di.,iuc,,v amer,c.
of Poetrvs
ro ~,,r pnrro, or rur s,,v o.. ,,,...
pease pu iilsn tue fOllowlng poem Ia Tue On" you
poaso o''''e'Se"' eNMOtL "Rtnn
Mr.. Grimess verses. whrh we herewith ia,
before oar readers, will serve as II text for soma
remarks UPON the innueuce OF master mind on
American poetry
on Annie. nv faircst are yon SIN the same
we5g ~ " .o y ~ , -, y =. w, ,or ~, -
Wass Da m tnat cou d teal MI thy wo
Have YOU Kept your suc IRON 80 60 me. Annieas.,
,,Ot u,ln y -, - 49,. o. \ 20 ~
Aud .oon be a cream Ut I've st
tfIsn forgotten Al .,on ort ~ arht.
A,i ,nc i2ve T. my \ 4 IA, mas 20. ,
Iuat we Naieed 10y the graves Of h. icai'
An, n,en,s, .,ucor,,, fl, ,n.,, .rvsxv
-. love 10 or ne !rls cels ~ 10 bc.t.
Or tramp ed Il Inier ysur f-ct , ' ""'
Now. Ann II you've hen f,'thfnliy and ,rp.
.n nh,n mere " NV u nv Ky ~ nr ~,
Ana Keep ii e - b. deaf, d. Us part.
Bum they are broken or Al ghtcd at all
NJ 70 ~ re- 10y your your over " "e ,,,,..,
YVu'll suit otacrs potter .nal ne.
We trust tnat ~ these inns h ,ppcn t,m.
the ewes " A nmc they viii convince h,r n, ~.
unals.tnble devotion OF her sam ,el W..
also that her conduct sine, tina ,,,yo.'.,
pledge, has teen such tn II tna ,ltu.,,,., ,o,s'.
dreary tut rvew can orina no sell repro ,cn to
h.r ba,,t vh,t ,xa ,yt.n =, - ,i .,,..,,.
wv "o"''' """' We VIZ" ~ "Ni "ttfhtuh 10,
however. Is the subduod q vor ~ mclanchov
winch perVades every Hue OF TINS love poem,
even ne uitters pervaie cocktail. The poet
chooses the gr"ves OF the deld for tLs
background To his inagihation's plghtina
place. Ia I've short stanzas he idea " death 10
repeated not less than I'VE tines Woe Is there
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In no spriyntly. Anaoroon h.,. neen -, .rs.tsS
Ii Mr.. Grimss's poem were the only example
of lyric moutnfuincss which had come under
drawing any general I. ,f-reneo. fran n. nu,o,
ina nu,n.,nu. ,er.a. ,vhtr, AR. ann ni,tal n
1ur SIM and vhtnh IL T.. our n.ty AMI ol.,.u,.
Tn sx.min. , ,rye nrnnnrtion .hnv mi. s,ma
tendency to .epulcnr.I ,netnod, of tnouant
Her. far Instance ia -, .,.ci,n,n sta,z, from
uanndv Of .nn,a lanyth win yynich 4 IL a. 20
VS., Ms,id.n can, ,,vo,.us.
Al, psttv a. is Sros.,al. In ssoomi
Ow or, q ~hcre ,ual. ny 81,
young gentleman 81 n'neteen seni' us rom
'or'I 'i'''' n'''e" c'u"tV' nv" se'ofA o,'scap
RACES o"Ne'su VII" '"o"u'""u''"Es"' us "'a''
We so'eot 'e" "heS tnaI snow uo" e''N 'uo
'"7"' "s'""' '""' "o ""7'''u Wy '"o ''usA'
's"u'"e' ~ ""''" W. "''' 'e''
FAREWELL TO scHooLpAYs
Mvschooi days are Ger tor-vet
Ani WIN me % '.' nopr' we an nen'
Since fancles aud f1uI a9ps. are al deadr
saw enjoyment where is tnyhome7
o. plgisnre, wnet. can IN - nhi ro,,.
Ifnot IA ,he y, ac.ols mlnd2
No,,,,,. uan.,,,. n, pr,a.
Gan nanp =. dwell or con eatnent-
How happy are lose sho i"ve oO' the fair
Tome urath come lc'th 20 IVY so"tnihs
Such chan. ior lie 0stt,r occurring
Tho ILcnes. h.tyvs.n thu ,wo La, a,anni..
"' " " ~ w" ' 'A'"'"es
that the Connecticut poet aud the Kentucky
poet have drawn in-pirltinn from a common
- ..-.'. ~ =
Of ysr.e. IN which the mo,,y.1.Ine-,ns som.
.,a,,,,, ,,,. s,,',r. -, ~. A,,.r,,,, Ma. "a
coloring her productions with It's own sompu
49, vs.. 49,. ,,,,.,,, ,,,r.,..,,,,
We think that every reader OF TUE sushu
already answered this question. In the neigh.
nor,,, ,o,yn -, pm ,,,.t,,r,. mar. t,v.. .,,ad
poo', ~"oso se",as y 80 s,"., 40 o',4,"a, 20
wonderfully prolific, aud. at these 'lme,so
ss''en'''o !" IT'S 'p'ra'''"' "''a ;" eo"'''e"''a