The New York herald., 1878-12-31

lightly. aud men OF younger generations saw with
admiration and amazement an agility that shamed
their At fourseore his eyes were undimmed,
and hs ears had boys acuteness Temperance.
regularity supreme good sense were his only rules OF
living and these brought him to that hale aaa
gracions age which he could have applied TO him
self most fttingly the lofty lines OF Emerson;--
A The S sgS 1r,s, s = sss ,Ss e sa4 ss gale g
man the rudier, roef the sail,
obs, the yeee At eve, cbeysd AT prime;
L,uI 4, ,anla,l a,.ara Snn,sn asI.s unna,mea mar;
The port well worth the cruise is near,
And every Is charmed,
II is more than time that my voice were stilled,
but linger and linser. for when these words are
spoken, the Last formal commemoration OF our poet
will have ended, and we shall leave him to history
aud good fame. The whole earth, said Pericles, As
the tomb OF iustrious men. But how especially the
eharac aspects of American nature become 10
the imagination and memory the memorial OF bryant-
The priineva woods. Goods first temples, breathe
OF orchards in the bright June sunshine recall the
singer Of the planting Of the apple tree-the kindly
eye, the manly heart,
@ Whose part T. Al Al the po@ph hi. that fills
Il that his grave Is green.
The water fowl At evening high in the DEPTHS ss q
lofty. pure and solitary strain,
And poured round all
Old oceans gray and melancholy waste.
murmurs his name forever along the shores love.
Here, then, leave him. with tender reverence FOR
the father Of song with grateful homSge to the
spotless and faithful citizen with affectionate ad
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leave him, and we've go forward, refreshed,
strengthened inspired by the light OF the life which,
like star and inextinguishable,
Flames in the forehead Of morning sky.
RECEPTION.
After the proceedings at the Academy of Music
there was private reception of the President and
Mrs Hayes 1t was an informal social compliment
rendered by Mr.. Frederic De Peyster, the
president of the New York Historical So
ciety, at his residence in University place.
near Thirteenth street. BY the character of the
guests who were present it was very distinguished
affair OF the Presidents party there were himself,
Mrs Hayes. Mr. Webb Hayes, Secretary Evarts,
General Sherman and his daughter aud Attor-
neg General Devens. They arrived at the
house about quarter after ten and remained
until half-past eleven, partaking in the mean
time OF the. refreshnent, which was splenddly
provided Among the other gnests Major General
Hancock, Thlrlow Weed, Peter Cooper ex- Minister
John Bigelow and wife, Major General Fry, Briga-
dier General yogtles, Chief Justice DAILY, Cy-
rus W. Field, BENJAMIN H. Field. George
William Curtis. Collector Merritt Mayor Ely,
Augustus Schell, District Attorney Phelps Judge
Advocate Gardner Surrogate Calvin Professor Barn
Judge Larremore Judge sper, Judge Barrett she Rev.
Dr. Osgood ana wife, the Rev. Or. +. III. Chaplin. Mr..
A. ". Tenney, of Brooklyn Mayor Hunter, Of Brook
lyn; the Rev Dr. Schcnck, of Brooklyn: Judge Bene-
diet the Rev Dr. Cotton Smith, the Rev. Dr. Ormiston
the Rev. DIR. Adams Mr.. L. c. Benedict, Mr.. John de
Peyster and Colonel J. L. de Peyster. Ex-Governor
Hoffman sent card of regrets. The President and
Mrs Hayes looked in perfect health and seemed to
enjoy the occasion very much.