The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-13

sariv IN hfe-the verses dated July, lSO7-he had
begun TO observe nature somewhat closciy:-
DROUGHT
Plunged amid the limpid waters,
Or the cooling shade beneath
Let me hy the scorching snnbeams
Aud the south winds sicky breath
Sirius burns the parchng meadows.
Flames upon the embrownng hill.
Dries the foliage OF the forest
Aid evaporates the rill.
Scarce Is seen y lonely howeret
save amid III embo wering wood;
Drought presides in solemn mood.
Murky vapors hung in ether
Natur. pants oistressiui- silence
Rcgns DER all the sntry scene
Then amid the mpd waters.
Let me saun the scorching sanoeams
And the sckly breeze evade.
SETTING DOUBTS
Tho FIRST edition poem had Tor its title "The
Youth Thirteen. Boston. Printed Tor the purcnas-
ers. lS0S.n II had but twelve pages. The Monthly
anthology. the literary and critical journal Of that
this poem DC really written by youth Vi thirteen II
must be acknowledged extraordinary performances.
We have never met with boy 1T that age who
had attained TO such q command OF language and
much poetic phraseoiogy." IL was tbs
a new edition. which bore the brieier li,le:-
"rhe Embargo. or, Sketches of the Times Satire -
pran,ed Tor the author, BY E. G. House, 1905. has
the following s'advertisement':-'A doubt having
been intimaled in the Monthly anthology Of June
last whether youth 0f thirteen could have been
OF this p0em IN justice TO his merits the
frends the writer feel Obliged to certify iact,
from their personal knowledge OF himself and his
iamly, well as his literary improvements and ex-
traordinary talents. They would premise that they
not come uncalled before the public boar tes-
tlmony; they would prefer that ne should DO judged
by his orks without favor or offence. As The DOUBT
has suggested they deem merely an cs Justice
10 remove H. alter which they leave him candidate
for favor. IN common with other literary adventurous.
They therefore assure The pubc that Mr. Bryant, the
author, IS naive OF Cummington IN Inc county OF
Hampshire and, in the month OF November last ar
rived the age Of fourteen years Inc facts can DO
authenticat by many OF the inhabitants Of that
place as well as by several OF his friends who give
This notice. and II DC deemed worthy of further
curry the printer ,s enabled 70 disclose ther names
ruary, 1909 IL Is followed by preface which showed
that Bryant was not merely a poet, but born pub
licist. IL is copied here IN fui:-
BORN ruBLicisr
The first sketch OF the following poem Was written when
embargo exhibited undeniaDie evidence q its hostility to
Was tinctursd Wiz an unwarranssoe partially Tor
since tina. time our political prosp cts daily growing
ana more alarming the thunders OF approaching
ever, themselves ncrsasin.
Of our s01sy hs sa n na. ;a
edition OF the Embargo before the american pubic
ths work sufficiently Interesting arrest attention
Il h a ns lew A s ns or
sages."
ANA shade which siys Nc and Sssa.y ,s picture re-
me writer Of these Is from 1hnsins mat al
thai the ease he Is suspicious taas the composition
Far criticism he does aspreea.e. He WIN consider
the good natured critic kind Of school
master ana will endeavor TO profit by his Lessons
CusSINcroS. Oct -. 1sOs.
BUDDING GENIUS.
The Monthly AathotcJy had SAID OF him that no psue
far, sshouId he continue to cutvac his talent, 10
gain respectable station on the Parnassian Mount
and TO reflect credit on the Literature OF his coun-
n.y. The following sianzus extracted from the
sEmbargon give taste OF is quality and show that
the lad OF fourteen ala not mincing langusgo:-
Inflated chime condemn 10 feel tn extremes
81 weak rulers pniiosophic dreams;
Satire muse. shail injured Commerce weep
Her ravishd rights, anu viii Thy hunaers sleep
Call fro heaven 20 blast thy country siocs.
Oh give him woss shat breathe and thoughts that burn
Curse Of our nation, source Of countless woes
rrem whose dark WOMB unrses"na misery ho~s'
a ee o o .. sa enn nsn s "ar scene
The saddsning street. the d.so ,i green;
and sorrow droops IN each responding eyef
The following address to Jefferson had some favor
IN It's day.
And thou the ,corn Of every patrict name,
Thy eoant,y's ruin md her c.uncii,s sramei
Who erst IRON Tareton ned 10 Carriers cave;
Didst PROSTATE 70 her whiskef'd miaion TALL:
And when our cash her empty bags suppiy'd
Go. wretch, fssisn the Presidents. chair.
Liscios. thy assures. full or iair.
60, search vim curious eye. Tor horned frogs.
or. where ohio rolls his turbid stream,
ps to, huge sSnss ny nv ,..y .s ea .ay theme
bus ss Ss !" sSs. h"aa ss H., s.I, helm u
Nor mag. rum on thy ccuntys fate
Oh. snatch me. Heaven TO some sequssterd spot,
Who're never saas nor Chronicles MODEST
Duane ana edwin unregaraed resi-
Sick Of he tamut, whore the noisy throng
Where lying pamphlets round the town arc sped.
And kno~inx politicians tax YOU ee.a
Go on. ye pimps OF franeeI in.,isasr. lsui
90. rouse oire faction from ner gloomy den;
on, once sSss ~" srsesssa
Impei the tempest with iniuriate haodt
60, lure the simp pie with uniaithiui views.
70 paths where error her wi i. way gar.uss:
Arrest your course. and immediate her preyi
rnASArorsIs AND OTHER POEMS.
In 1916 w1s published IN the North Amercr RcpieW.
"rhanatopss, written Tour years before, ia 1872.
IL related that Dana received al The same time IRON
Ierisssare, the poems .Tnanai opsls anu irsemen Mt
TO which later Bryast gave The title Inscription Tor
the Entrance to Wool, anc that be understood the
nrst TO be by the father ana the fragment by the
son. Curious TO the man who wrote 80
we'll be went to the Senate. and there beneid
dark man with an uncoinmonIy intelccl ual
expression, though ne could not discover IN
IL the poetic faculty. IL was not until the young
ysr Il. PM Beta Kspp. Poem, that Dana. Speaking
OF his ianers 'fhaDstspsis, was maze aware OF the
real author. SO reports Duy knck, aud the story n
true, shows uncommon csrclessness vi lame In tue
poet. In the following, extracted from sketch BY q
iricudy hand, review OF the year 1870, me events
Of the next lev years In AR. Bryanps s arc given -:
THAT young man, not yet nineicen, should have
produced poem 80 lofty IN conception ana 80 beau
tiiui In execution; so iull oil cbaste language and
dcncato aud thinkiag imagery-and, aOovc all, so
potvaded by noble and cns.rIul religious phiIoso-
pby, may well be regarded as one OF the most Won
oerful events OF literary history. And the wonder
Increased when we learn that this sublime lyric
followed IN the course OF the lew next years. BY tho
..Inscripton Tor the Entrance to ood written IN
1913 aud published IN the North IN 1917 by
the Waterfowl" written in 1916 ana published in
ISIS; ana ny the Fragment Of simonides," written
IN 1911 anu published IN 1878 In 1921 ne wrote his
largest poem, .Tne Ages" wnicn was delivered De.
sre the Phi Beta Kappa SOCIETY," oil Harvard College,
and soon after punished at Boston In small vol
ume. IN connection with the poems W. have already
mentioned and some others. The appearance OF this
volume at onco established tho fame Of Mr. Bryant as
poet.
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